Viennese Secession

Hardback

Main Details

Title Viennese Secession
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Klaus H Carl
By (author) Victoria Charles
SeriesArt of Century
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 238
Category/GenreArt and design styles - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9781844848454
ClassificationsDewey:709.43609034
Audience
General
Illustrations 130 illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Parkstone Press Ltd
Imprint Parkstone Press Ltd
Publication Date 1 August 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Symbol of a forecasted revolution, the Viennese Secession possesses within itself the dissidence of about twenty talented artists against the conservative academicism which petrified Vienna and the whole Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time.Influenced by the Art Nouveau, the Secession, created in 1897 by Klimt, Moll and Hoffmann, was not an anonymous artistic revolution among so many others. Dissenting in essence, defining itself as an "art total," without any political or commercial constraint, this movement resembles more the philosophy that the ideological turmoil affected the craftsmen, architects, graphic artists and designers. Turning aside from the established art to dive into the generous and decorative shapes of Flora and the other nymphs, the artists open themselves to an estheticism of which erotic power could only offend the bourgeoisie of the time.Painting, sculpture, architecture are confronted by the author of this book, to highlight the diversity and the richness of a movement whom univocal motto, "For each time its art, for each art its liberty.," illustrate the innovation and originality.

Author Biography

Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on art history and has contributed to Art Information, an international guide to contemporary art. A well-published journalist, Ms. Charles also contributed to a collective work, 1000 Paintings of Genius. Klaus H.Carl is a writer, photographer and professor. He is the author of numerous books and articles.