
The Dove, No.2 (1915 CE)
Painted in just five intense days, this is the darkest and most dramatic picture in the entire 14-work the dove series and a powerful meditation on the moment when spirit touches matter.

Artworks by Hilma af Klint, a pioneering Swedish artist celebrated for her abstract and mystical paintings. Her visionary creations, often inspired by spiritualism, predate modern abstract art and explore the unseen realms of existence.

Painted in just five intense days, this is the darkest and most dramatic picture in the entire 14-work the dove series and a powerful meditation on the moment when spirit touches matter.

The swan no.18, at the very centre lies a multicoloured target of concentric rings against a red ground, and only when you come very close do you discover the painting’s secret heart..

The painting immediately draws the viewer’s eye toward its center, where four elongated, abstract swan forms extend inward from each corner of the canvas, their beaks meeting at a single radiant point.

The swan, a painting that feels perfectly symmetrical yet vibrating with tension, like the moment before reconciliation or transcendence.

This painting has reached complete stillness: every line is measured, every circle drawn with a compass, every form balanced as though the entire universe has finally come to rest in harmonious resolution.

This work depicts the final stage of human life—old age—not as decline, but as a profound phase of spiritual integration and unity.

The recurring letters "u" (spirit), "w" (matter), and "s" function not as a rigid code but as flexible mantras, akin to "ohm" in yoga.

This expansive piece, showcases letter-like symbols—including the distinctive word "vestalasket" (interpreted as "Vestal ascetic").

Created in 1907, this large-scale painting evokes themes of growth, duality, and the mysteries of adult life.