Yeah, maybe it's the small screen in which I can't see the intended effect... I didn't want to take anything away from the paintings, they're wonderful!
There was a period he was training to be an art teacher and made a lot of academic paintings. He also became a historical painter par excellence. This obviously involved the more traditional academic style. Like his male nude for example.
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ace_garp@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 310d
I've never seen these Klimt birch works.
Thank you.
i_love_FFT@jlai.lu · 7 pts · 310d
Doesn't look that much surreal to me!
metoosalem@feddit.org · 4 pts · 310d
i_love_FFT@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 309d
Yeah, maybe it's the small screen in which I can't see the intended effect... I didn't want to take anything away from the paintings, they're wonderful!
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 310d
Dear lord, Klimt’s stuff is unsettling. (Most of it)
shane@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 310d
Interesting. I've never thought of his work as unsettling.
Ougie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 309d
Interesting, I found his theme selection and overall style to be the exact opposite. Goya's black paintings, now that's unsettling...
takeheart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 310d
Despite being rather flat the textures (esp the tree bases) come off as very real. It's a bit unsettling really. Well done Gustav.
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 2 pts · 310d
Personally I like them, but am left wondering if he ever really mastered light & shade.
Indeed, I'm not sure he ever really needed to, based on his main body of work.
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 310d
He did, just didn't stylistically utilize it. Like Picasso abandoning all traditional techniques despite being an expert at it
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 1 pts · 310d
Do you know of any particular examples? (of Klimt's light & shadow work)
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 310d
Blind man, 1896.
Portrait work he did early career but work he still highly valued.
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 310d
Portrait of an old man, 1896.
These could've been a post of their own lol
Edit. Looks a bit like professor McGonagall. (Forgot her real name)
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 1 pts · 310d
Cool! Thanks for sharing those!
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 310d
There was a period he was training to be an art teacher and made a lot of academic paintings. He also became a historical painter par excellence. This obviously involved the more traditional academic style. Like his male nude for example.
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 303d
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