GOTTFRIED FLIEDL

Gustav Klimt`s art is thoroughly fin de siecle. It expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna`s upper-middle-class society a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. The ecstatic joy which Klimt (18621918) and his contemporaries found or hoped to find in beauty was constantly overshadowed by death, and death therefore plays an important role in Klimt`s art. Klimt`s fame, however, rests on his reputation as one of the greatest erotic painters and graphic artists of his times. Particularly his drawings, which have been widely admired for their artistic excellence, are dominated by the erotic portrayal of women. Klimt saw the world "in female form." Author Gottfried Fliedl also discusses the Secession movement and Klimt`s role within this important group of artists.

En esta obra se analizan los problemas que plantean las contradicciones del pintor entre el compromiso por la revuelta estética, apoyada por la Secession y más tarde por otros grupos de artistas, y el acuerdo de paz con la cultura dominante; entre el artista vanguardista y el artista de la decadencia; el pintor perseguido y el pintor apoyado por el estado y admirado.

Un recorrido por la vida y obra de Gustav Klimt: El mundo como forma de mujer, la Viena de Klimt, primeras obras, paisajes, El beso...

Gustav Klimt - El mundo con forma femeninaEl arte de Gustav Klint representa a la perfección el fin de siglo, Viena, y la secesión.