Vienna, Art & Design

Vienna, Art & Design
Author: Christian Witt-Dörring
Publisher:
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2011
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Vienna: Art and Design: Klimt, Schiele, Hoffmann, Loos is a stylish and timeless publication that highlights this extraordinary and provocative period when a unique generation of artistic and intellectual geniuses laid the foundations for life in the twentieth century. Beginning in 1897 artists such as Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Adolf Loos and Egon Schiele transformed Vienna into a dynamic, vibrant metropolis at the forefront of groundbreaking modernism.

Wien 1900

Wien 1900
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986
Genre: Art nouveau
ISBN: 9780870706189

Art in Vienna 1898-1918

Art in Vienna 1898-1918
Author: Peter Vergo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1993
Genre: Arts, Modern
ISBN:

Discusses the origins, growth, and aesthetic values of the Vienna Secession, examining architecture, paintings, and graphics by the association's progressive artists.

Space Tessellations

Space Tessellations
Author: Werner Van Hoeydonck
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-03-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3035625182

Tackling a topic that has particular appeal in the age of digital design, this well-founded introduction to the subject of parquet deformation fills a gap. These subtle, intricate geometric transformations, best known through the "Metamorphosis" series by M. C. Escher, were introduced to design curricula by American professor William S. Huff in the 1960s. The book brings together scholarly articles by the most important authors in the field and material collected in the archives of the Ulm School of Design in Germany, juxtaposed with extensive illustrations of two- and three-dimensional works created at the Vienna University of Technology. Written for anyone interested in the fields of design and geometry, this book aims to inform and inspire.

The Architecture of Red Vienna, 1919-1934

The Architecture of Red Vienna, 1919-1934
Author: Eve Blau
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 554
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0262024519

Encyclopedic in its coverage, this seminal work focuses on the architecture of Prague from the turn of the century to the end of the Second World War: a rich matrix within which to place the figures who created the powerful, innovative spirits of modern Czech architecture. The book documents the architects, structures, and theoretical underpinnings that helped to shape Prague's cultural heritage and present-day artistic spirit.

Koloman Moser

Koloman Moser
Author: Christian Witt-Dorring
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 3791352946

Tracing the career of Koloman Moser, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century design, this stunning book focuses on Moser’s accomplishments in the decorative arts. During his short career, Koloman Moser became a towering figure in Viennese culture. His varied work in interior and graphic design, furniture, textiles, jewelry, metalwork, glass, and earthenware helped usher in the modern era. This book surveys the entirety of Moser’s oeuvre. It examines his work as a graphic designer and his involvement with the Vienna Secession, with special focus given to his role as an illustrator for the journal Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring). Moser’s forays into textile design and ceramic work are also introduced. The book features his designs for the Vienna Secession, Thonet Brothers, and the Mautner family, among others that characterize his early modern style. The book also explores Moser’s seminal role as a founding member of the Vienna Workshops, along with architect Josef Hoffmann and patron Fritz Waerndorfer. Included are many reproductions of Moser’s masterpieces, including the window of the Steinhof Chapel, his exhibition posters, postage stamps and currency, and elegant examples from his design portfolio, "The Source."

The Female Secession

The Female Secession
Author: Megan Brandow-Faller
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2020-05-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780271085043

Examines the work of artists trained at the Viennese Women's Academy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Explores generational struggles and diverging artistic philosophies on art, craft, and design.

The Viennese Secession

The Viennese Secession
Author: Victoria Charles
Publisher: Parkstone International
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2014-05-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1783103949

A symbol of modernity, the Viennese Secession was defined by the rebellion of twenty artists who were against the conservative Vienna Künstlerhaus' oppressive influence over the city, the epoch, and the whole Austro-Hungarian Empire. Influenced by Art Nouveau, this movement (created in 1897 by Gustav Klimt, Carl Moll, and Josef Hoffmann) was not an anonymous artistic revolution. Defining itself as a “total art”, without any political or commercial constraint, the Viennese Secession represented the ideological turmoil that affected craftsmen, architects, graphic artists, and designers from this period. Turning away from an established art and immersing themselves in organic, voluptuous, and decorative shapes, these artists opened themselves to an evocative, erotic aesthetic that blatantly offended the bourgeoisie of the time. Painting, sculpture, and architecture are addressed by the authors and highlight the diversity and richness of a movement whose motto proclaimed “for each time its art, for each art its liberty” – a declaration to the innovation and originality of this revolutionary art movement.