Paul Klee’s Theory of Creativity

“May I use a simile, the simile of the tree?”

Ad Parnassum (1932) by Paul Klee. Tempera on linen. 100 × 126 cm. Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. Image source Wikimedia Commons

Paul Klee was a Swiss-born painter. His deep engagement with colour theory, along with his experimental approach to his working materials, gave rise to an extraordinary array of images that range from surrealist landscapes to expressionist self-portraits.