KOLOMAN MOSER
1. austrian
2. one of the founders of the Secession
3. first paintings were impressionist
4. later work was influenced by Ferdinand Hodeler
5. occupied an important position in the Austrian art scene of the turning of the century
6. together with Josef Hoffmann and Fritz Wärndorfer he founded the Wiener Werkstatte
7. graphic designer for severals magazines for exemple “Ver Sacrum”, “Hohe Warte” and “Der liebe Augustin”.
8. designed a mosaic as well as the stained glass windows for the “Kirche am Steinhof” by Otto Wagner
9. 1905 Koloman Moser demonstatively left together with the group around Gustav Klimt, the so-called “Klimt-Gruppe”, the Secession.
10. Furthermore, Koloman Moser is one of the founders of the “Österreichischer Werkbund“.
Built in 1904– 5 on the site of a former spa of the same name, the sanatorium building (Figures 11 and 12) – designed by Josef Hoffmann, 17 with interior furnishings produced by the Wiener Werkstätte on designs of Hoffmann and Koloman Moser – is a landmark of fin-de-siècle architecture that remains standing today [259]. In accord with the institution’s purpose the ground floor was occupied by two large bathing rooms, for men and women, respectively; a room for exercise therapy, filled with precursors of today’s Nautilus equipment; and the doctors’ “surgery” (examining room).
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Inspired by WILLIAM MORRIS and the English ARTS AND it was founded by Koloman Moser and JOSEF HOFFMANN with the goal of restoring the values of handcraftsmanship to an industrial society in which such crafts were dying. Its members had close ties to the artists of the Vienna SEZESSION and the ART NOUVEAU movement. The Wiener Werkstätte’s work in jewelry, furnishings, interior design, fashion, and other areas, which often celebrated the beauty of geometry, became widely known for elegance and innovation, and this “square style” influenced the work of the BAUHAUS craftsmen in the 1920s as well as the work of FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
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The Secession
The Vienna Secession grew out of a dissatisfaction with the traditional practices of the Kunstlerhausgenossenschaft; an association which could have been called the Vienna Academie.
The Kunstlerhaus was, in Gustav Klimt‘s eyes, directed by commercial motivations which were limiting in their disregard of foreign artists and maintained art as something separate from the lives of the majority of the Austrian people. This conflict between new ideals and the establishment came to a head in 1897 when forty members of the Kunstlerhaus seceded and founded their own association with Gustav Klimt as their president.
http://woka.com/en/info/building/secession.asp
This began with the creation of – for that time extraordinarily – advanced working conditions for the craftsmen, and it ended with the wish to create everything entirely anew, whether or not it was needed for everyday use or schould act as decoration.
It was also decided only to approve objects of outstanding individuality and beauty, and great value was put on the exclusive and exquisite craftsmanship.
This followed the organisation’s motto: “Better to work 10 days on one product than to manufacture 10 products in one day.”
http://woka.com/en/info/assosiation/wiener-werkstaette.asp
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