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Acne loves Hilma af Klint

7/10/2014

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A great example of a fusion between fashion and art is this Acne collection based on Hilma af Klint's paintings. 

Here's a little about the artist (read more here):
"Hilma af Klint (October 26, 1862– October 21, 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings were amongst the first abstract art. She belonged to a group called "The Five" (a circle of women who shared her belief in the importance of trying to make contact with the so-called 'high masters' - often by way of séances) and her paintings, which sometimes resembled diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas."
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Acne has published this text about the collection on their home page:

"Acne Studios interprets the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, a once forgotten artist who then became recognised as one of the pioneers within abstract art. Based on af Klint’s original paintings from the early 20th century, a collection has evolved. 

Inspired by the new spirituality of the late 19th century, and with an interest in the esoteric and occult, Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) created a complex collection of artwork. She wanted to visualize a higher union between the opposites of the polarized world, such as male and female, light and darkness, striving for reconciliation of contradictions, for unity and totality. Af Klint thought that her art was meant for humanity in the future and stipulated that it should not be shown until 20 years after her death. But it even took a few more decades before her extensive body of work was discovered by the art world. In early 2013, the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, unveiled the largest af Klint exhibition to date and ”Hilma af Klint: A Pioneer of Abstraction” was published."
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Of all the patterns in the collection, the clothes with the swans are my favorites. All clothing pics are from Acne's home page. 
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Here are some of the other things she's done (from google images). You can also see a small portrait on the second row:
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Hope to see more fusions like these in the future! Its been "in" to let tattoo designers and street artists design clothes and shoes for quite some time, but to incorporate other types of art is just lovely! I hope the collection becomes a great success.
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