"Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."
Born in Switzerland in 1879, Paul Klee is one of the key figures of 20th-century art. Having wavered between painting and music for a while, the artist eventually chose the former, though there is no denying the influence of music throughout his pictorial practice. Inspired by early Christian and Byzantine art, Klee also draws inspiration from his travels, especially the North African sun which made him feel "overcome with color." A teacher at the Bauhaus Weimar, and one of the founders of the iconic journal Der Blaue Reiter, Klee played a crucial role in theorizing abstract art through his writings on the science of color. His works are testament to his vision of a modern art at the crossroads of mystical abstraction and scientific rigor.