The holistic project of Emma Kunz: when arte becomes something else
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Published
29-03-2021
Iñigo Sarriugarte Gomez
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0206-9864
Abstract
The Swiss artist Emma Kunz (1892-1963) developed a rich production of energetic patterns, which assumed a visual and symbolic proximity to yantras and mandalas. Although no reliable data have been found in this regard, according
to the bibliography consulted, as well as the contributions made by the creator's own museum, it is believed that she read
the alchemical literature of Paracelsus and Christian texts, as well as written sources of hermetic schools. The majority of her graphics was made for therapeutic purposes, in the belief that they emitted a wave form in a way that could affect the patient or viewer when they were viewed.
to the bibliography consulted, as well as the contributions made by the creator's own museum, it is believed that she read
the alchemical literature of Paracelsus and Christian texts, as well as written sources of hermetic schools. The majority of her graphics was made for therapeutic purposes, in the belief that they emitted a wave form in a way that could affect the patient or viewer when they were viewed.
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Sarriugarte Gomez, I. (2021) “The holistic project of Emma Kunz: when arte becomes something else”, Ars Bilduma, (11). doi: 10.1387/ars-bilduma.21615.
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Keywords
Emma Kunz, Radiesthesy, Healing, Drawing, Abstraction
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