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3.0
I bought the book straight after leaving the Paul Klee exhibition at the Tate Modern in London. Luckily I had a free ticket and was happy to have saved money from this spontaneous trip to the museum. But at the museum shop I spent it on this book, and I am glad I did so. During the exhibition, some of Klee's thoughts and quotes were printed on the walls and I was drawn to his writing and to his way of seeing the world.
This collection of diaries is a great telescope to the beginning of Klee, what moved him as an artist and as a person and it documents his journeys from a naive little boy to a renowned painter. He handles words with care, with humour but also playfully. I particularly enjoyed the last diary, which documents his experience during the first world war with the same wit as the previous chapters but also with incredible detail. Overall a great read.
This collection of diaries is a great telescope to the beginning of Klee, what moved him as an artist and as a person and it documents his journeys from a naive little boy to a renowned painter. He handles words with care, with humour but also playfully. I particularly enjoyed the last diary, which documents his experience during the first world war with the same wit as the previous chapters but also with incredible detail. Overall a great read.
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