Gustav Klimt is a famous Austrian artist, a true representative of the Art Nouveau era. His work is filled with exquisite symbolism and decorative effects. The main goal of his work is to create a special world that lives according to the laws of beauty.
Gustav Klimt began his creative activity as a decorator, not without reason in the sphere of his interests, in addition to various types of easel painting, included antique ceramics, mosaics and frescoes. Passion for applied art and mosaic contributed to the formation of the original style of Klimt's paintings, thanks to which they can not be confused with the works of other artists.
Stylistic features of the works of Klimt
Most of Klimt’s canvases are decoratively stylized; their background and the rich clothes of the characters are filled with bizarre ornaments. As a rule, in the works of the artist there is no sensation of the depth of space. His favorite trick is volumetric modeling of bodies on a flat ornamental background.
Klimt's paintings are imbued with deep eroticism, their main character, in most cases, is a beautiful and seductive woman. Even if a man is present next to her, his face is often hidden or trimmed.
The most striking originality of Klimt’s work was manifested in the works of the so-called “golden period”, which got its name due to the active introduction of gilding in the color scheme, and because the artist’s work flourished at that time.
