The Austrian Secession was founded in 1895 by Gustav Klimt,
Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Max Kurzweil, amongst
others.The movement was inspired by the Berlin and Munich Secessions. Their main objectiv was to create an entirely new art form. The movement didn’t maintain any conscious artistic similarities. Their
styles and subject matter varied though, naturally, maintained some similarities.
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| Melt by Oskar Kokoschka (source) |
The mantra of the group was to create so called 'new art'. They wanted to break away from the stuffy traditions upheld by mainstream Austrian Society at the time. They wanted to create art that didn't just reflect reality, they wanted art that had emotion, a story of its own.
The members of the Austrian Secession mostly drew their inspiration from movements contemporary to their time.The movement was greatly influenced with Japanese art which were popular amongst artists at the time. However, Gustav Klimt was greatly inpressed by the Byzantine mosaic work he saw at Ravenna in Italy.
The ornamentation present in Klimt's work gives his creations a sense if decadent timelessness. His subjects are usually caught in poses that do not give any illusions of captured movement. His subjects appear to be serene and at peace with nature, to be in unity with their surroundings. They are not at war or in conflict with other subjects of the paintings. The peacefulness that can be seen in his paintings can be translated as stillness.
Bibliography:
Custav Klimt Biography by studymode accessed 1.11.13*
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Gustav-Klimt-Biography-498087.html
Gustav Klimt by Sonja Blue accessed 1.11.13
http://members.tripod.com/sonja_blue/slash/klimt.html
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The members of the Austrian Secession mostly drew their inspiration from movements contemporary to their time.The movement was greatly influenced with Japanese art which were popular amongst artists at the time. However, Gustav Klimt was greatly inpressed by the Byzantine mosaic work he saw at Ravenna in Italy.
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| The Tree of Life by Gustav Klimt (source) |
Relationship to the topic: Stillness
The ornamentation present in Klimt's work gives his creations a sense if decadent timelessness. His subjects are usually caught in poses that do not give any illusions of captured movement. His subjects appear to be serene and at peace with nature, to be in unity with their surroundings. They are not at war or in conflict with other subjects of the paintings. The peacefulness that can be seen in his paintings can be translated as stillness.
Bibliography:
All that Glitters…The Life and Art of Gustav Klimt by Kitty Wiliams accessed 1.11.13
http://www.crizmac.com/artandsoul/index.php/2011/12/06/gustav-klimt/Custav Klimt Biography by studymode accessed 1.11.13*
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Gustav-Klimt-Biography-498087.html
Gustav Klimt by Sonja Blue accessed 1.11.13
http://members.tripod.com/sonja_blue/slash/klimt.html
Essay on Egon Schiele, Abstract Expressionist, Figure Drawing Artist by Timothy John Cody accessed 1.11.13
http://timcody.blogspot.com/2011/05/essay-on-egon-schiele-abstract.html*a premium subscription to this website is needed to view the entire essay.
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