![]() ![]() Art Nouveau was an international art movement that was characterised by its use of flowing curved lines and plant forms. ![]() The Vienna Secession was not characterised by one single style but was linked closely with Jugendstil – literally 'youth style', the German-speaking world's adaptation of Art Nouveau. They viewed all forms of art and craft as having equal status and aspired to the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) that encompassed all aspects of the visual environment. ![]() They aimed to bring purer forms to art and design and to make a separation from the historical styles of the past. The Secessionists – among them Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich and Alfred Roller – were united by a shared desire to integrate art into all aspects of life. This group aimed to create new, progressive art, to bring contemporary international art to Viennese audiences and to provide a forum for the discussion and distribution of new ideas about art and culture. Secession building and exhibition program.Formed in 1897, its radical period was brief yet its impact on the cultural life of Vienna and beyond was immense and enduring. The Vienna Secession was the name given to the group of artists, architects and designers that broke away from the main establishment of Viennese artists to form their own group. ![]()
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