Dawn+Bond

= Modernist Painter and Designer - Gustav Klimt = For Emilie Flöge, who together with her sisters had opened a fashion salon at the end of Mariahilferstrasse, Klimt designed a number of dresses and he drew patterns for the fabrics she used. In accordance with the tenets of the “Holy Spring” and in compliance with the principles of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), the arts and crafts co-operative of the Secession these were “reform dresses” or in other words simple and comfortable garments which gave the wearer full freedom of movement. They were an open challenge to corsets and tightly laced bodices. //(Taken from Vienna Modernism 1890-1910 at// [] )

I found it interesting that Klimt's adoption of the Modernist's philosophy of throwing off the strictures and returning to the more natural man extended to his mode of dress and compelled him to create similar attire for females.

= The Walk =



How ironic that Mr. Walser should die on a walk. Hmmm... []

= Art Nouveau - 20th Century =

I love the curvy, serpentine hair coming from these faces and intertwining with each other. The door itself also carries the "art nouveau" feel with its curvy lines.

The above hairclip is so intricately carved and also carries many curves common to this category. The piece below caught my eye because the "face" appears to be vomiting the rest of the design.

= Virginia Woolf =

It's sad that the lives of many of the greatest writers, artists, and thinkers of our times and those of the past ended in suicide or with them being mad. This is Virginia's last letter to her husband. It's absolutely heartbreaking. Tuesday.

Dearest,

I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that - everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer.

I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been.

V.

= Life according to Camus: = = =

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= Decadence = As an American, all I can say is one word: Ouch! (picture and quote taken from www.hermes-press.com)

= Decadent Painting by Eugene Delacroix 1798 - 1863= == The Death of Sardabapalus is a large oil painting by Eugene Delacroix, painted in 1827. The original painting measures 392x496 cm and can be found at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting depicts the scene at the hall of Sardabapalus, once he realized that he was faced with defeat. Sardabapalus was the last king of Assyria and in the writings of Diodorus is depicted as decadent and self-indulgent. In the painting, Sardabapalus has ordered his possessions destroyed and his sex slaves murdered, before he immolates himself. In the center of the painting on a large diva, one such slave can be seen prostrating herself and begging for mercy from this order. //Information gathered at:// [|http://www.art-reproductions.net]

= Symbolist Art =

=** Elihu Vedder **= Elihu **Vedder** (1836 - 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet, born in New York City. He is best known for his fifty-five illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (deluxe edition, published by Houghton Mifflin). He produced Symbolist works during the last half of the 19th century, with many important works being executed during the peak period of the Symbolism movement. Taken from: [|http://www.elihuvedder.org]



= Primitivism = Primitivism art is a style in which it mimics the art children create or of primitive cultures. It had a major involvement on the outskirts of European society with cultural events, especially with violence, sexuality, alterity (otherness), spiritual punishment, madness, and the disclosure of repressed urges. This style was birthed mainly because a lot of these central ideas connected to minds of early twentieth century European people were linked to tribal culture and practices of pre Christian religion. Rousseau first drew attention to the idea of the “noble savage”. Nature, emotion, passion, mysticism and instinct were some things 18th century culture was losing, he argued. Expanding this idea, The Romantics believed modern society was fading further and further away from its roots, losing connection with its true primitive state.

Paul Gauguin : "Civilization is what makes you sick."


= Paul Gauguin = (1848 –1903) Information gathered at: [|http://gauguinpainting.com] Primitivism was an art movement of late 19th century painting and sculpture; characterized by exaggerated body proportions, animal totems, geometric designs and stark contrasts. The first artist to systematically use these effects and achieve broad public success was Paul Gauguin. The European cultural elite discovering the art of Africa, Micronesia, and Native Americans for the first time were fascinated, intrigued and educated by the newness, wildness and the stark power embodied in the art of those faraway places. Gauguin like Pablo Picasso in the early days of the 20th century was inspired and motivated by the raw power and simplicity of the so-called Primitive art of those foreign cultures.



= Rasim Babayev = ** (1926-2007) ** **// information gathered at: //** [|http://azer.com] Many of Rasim Babayev's paintings seem like they belong in a fairy-tale collection designed to trigger nightmares. He's known for drawing many-fingered, many-legged and many-headed horned monsters baring several sets of teeth, which threaten tiny, helpless humans. The white teeth stand out in stark contrast against dark purples, blues and splashes of crimson. But these monsters, known as "Divs" ("devils" in Azerbaijani fairy tales), are not just imaginary. According to Rasim, they symbolize totalitarianism, specifically the terror of the Soviet system. Despite the ban on any artistic expression that did not reflect "Social Realism", Rasim managed to get away with depicting them on his canvases under the guise of "Primitivism". In a recent interview with our staff, he described the circumstances that led him to paint Divs, and now to even include angels on his canvases, as Azerbaijan begins its journey towards independence.

= 20th Century Expressionist Painter =

**Oskar Kokoschk**
(1886 –1980) Kokoschk was an Austrian artist, poet, and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.

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On the right is a nice video showing many of his works. The titles are not in English, but the background music is really delightful.

The artist's tumultuous romantic relationship with Alma Mahler, widow of Gustav Mahler, which lasted from 1912 to 1915, had a profound impact on him and inspired this self-portrait expressing his unrequited love.

= Cubism =

In the 20th century, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque pioneered in the avant-garde art movement that revolutionised European painting and sculpture - Cubism.

//**Analytic Cubism**// was developed between 1908 and 1912, and was the form that initiated the Cubism art movement. As the name implies, the analytic cubists “analysed” the natural world and its forms and reduced the forms into basic geometric parts, creating a completely two-dimensional picture plane. In analytic cubism there was hardly any use of colour, only a monochromatic scheme that often included grey, blue and ochre. The focus was instead set towards the use of geometric forms such as the cylinder, sphere and the cone to represent the natural world. Both Picasso and Braque was moving towards abstraction, but would leave a hint of their original subject. Much inspiration was found in the work of Paul Cézanne, who said to observe and treat the natural world as if it was composed of cubes, spheres, cylinders, and cones. //Taken from :// [|http://itherin.wordpress.com]

Below are two Analytic Cubist pieces by **Georges Braque //(1882-1963)//**. I prefer analytic cubism other the other forms because of the muted color schemes. To me, some of the Cubist pieces that are heavy in their bright, rich colors can be overwhelming to the eyes. Both of these pieces are are peaceful and serene.



//**Cubism**// did not only apply to paintings, but also to sculpture and architecture. Cubism made itself apparent in the Czech Republic through the architects Josef Chochol, and Josef Gočár.

Below is Cubist architecture designed by **Josef Chochol** //**(1880-1956)**.// //Taken from:// [|http://itherin.wordpress.com]

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Cubism in the Czech also manifests in textile design. Below is one of **Pavel Janak's //(1881-1956)//** designs. //Taken from:// [|http://www.barcelonetes.com]



**Josef Gocar //(1880-1945)//** was the most prolific of the Czech Cubists. He worked mostly on architecture, town planning and furniture design and created only a handful of smaller objects. The clock – designed for actor Otto Boleska, who commissioned Gocar to furnish his private sitting room – is a masterpiece of early Czech Cubism. With its dramatic angles and slicing planes, it is a miniature memorial to the whole Czech Cubist movement. //Taken from :// [|http://www.bonluxat.com] = Italian Futurism =

the racing car was heralded as the triumph of the age - and early futurist paintings were concerned with capturing figures and objects in motion. In his paintings, such as //Dogs on a Leash//, Balla recreated speed and flight by superimposing several images on top of each other. Futurism was finished by the First World War, after which Futurist ideals became increasingly associated with Fascism. Balla turned at first toward abstraction and, after 1931, toward figuration.
 * Giacomo Balla //(1871-1958)//**, one of the founders of Futurism, along with artists including Umbert Boccioni and Carlo Carrà, outlined in the //Futurist Manifesto// of 1910 their primary objective to depict movement, which they saw as symbolic of their commitment to the dynamic forward thrust of the twentieth century. Futurism celebrated the machine -

I love this picture of the dog and its human. I have seen dachshunds that look like they are moving this fast and dragging their poor owners! //Picture at :// [|http://artchive.co] Balla was not only a painter, but also produced many futurist sculptures like the one below. //Picture at// [|http://italian.uga.edu] = Russian Avant-Garde = Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Russian-French artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century. He was an early modernist, and created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints.

I love how even his stained glass looks like his pictures.

He designed the frontage of the UN building in New York, he created a new interior design for the Paris Opera, he worked on the murals in the New York Metropolitan Opera. Working on his life-long project of illustrating the Bible, he visited religious buildings all over the world, painting murals, designing stained glass windows. The whole world was his canvas. He filled it with colour. = Dadaism =
 * Man Ray (1890-1976) **

"Legendary Photography, painter, and maker of objects and films, Man Ray was on the most versatile and inventive artists of this century. Born in Philadelphia in 1890, he knew the worlds of Greenwich Village in the avant garde era following the 1913 Armory show; Paris in the 1920's and 1930's, where he played a key role in the Dada and Surrealist movements; The Hollywood of the 1940s, where he joined others chased by war from their homes in Europe; and finally, Paris again until his death in 1976. " (taken from Man Ray's official site: []) = Surrealism =

**Salvador Dali (1904-1989)[[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3uujMQNUgjkcL3ksdkkgTtaq_WRZwe5fYZs0eqHETl_8kowWK align="right"]]**
"As an artist, Salvador Dali was not limited to a particular style or media. The body of his work, from early impressionist paintings through his transitional surrealist works, and into his classical period, reveals a constantly growing and evolving artist. Dali worked in all media, leaving behind a wealth of oils, watercolors, drawings, graphics, and sculptures, films, photographs, performance pieces, jewels and objects of all descriptions. As important, he left for posterity the permission to explore all aspects of one’s own life and to give them artistic expression. Whether working from pure inspiration or on a commissioned illustration, Dali's matchless insight and symbolic complexity are apparent. Above all, Dali was a superb draftsman. His excellence as a creative artist will always set a standard for the art of the twentieth century." (Taken from : The Dali Museum at: []) media type="youtube" key="fovX6xGlJE8" height="315" width="420" align="left" This is a well-done video showing many of Dali's works. The music is pretty awesome too! Dali, pictured on the left, was known for that crazy mustache and that wide-eyed expression. I suspect that he was either crazy or or exceedingly fun to be around!