Gustav Klimt and The Tree of Life
by Geng Mima painting artThe great Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) has
shocked the whole world with his unique art style. What’s more, he is one of
the leaders of Vienna Secession, which is a symbolism junta of Vienna in the
19th century.Gustav Klimt’s paintings are valuable
which can be found in many places. Though most of them are not on sale we still
love to grab every chance to have a view of them. It is lucky that many of his
paintings are reserved in national galleries and museums which enable painting
lovers to see them easily.
Gustav Klimt was born in July 1862 in a family of the Arts and Crafts. Under the influence of his family, he entered Vienna Austria the craft Museum subsidiary of Arts and Crafts School along with his two younger brothers. In 1905, a campaign named “the Vienna Secession” carried out in order to promote art innovation, advocate world art communication, and develop personal style. Klimt was fond of collecting Oriental artworks, including a large number of Chinese, Japanese, Korean artworks, which forms the background of his work later. From this we can see that Klimt was a person who was full of the spirit of exploration, which has a positive role in promoting the history of the development of European modern art.
Among Gustav Klimt’s paintings, The Tree of Life is one of the most
famous oil paintings. To evaluate this painting, we have to put it into context
within the career of Gustav Klimt. The Tree of Life was
created in 1909 at a time of high productivity of artworks. It seems quite long
ago but this painting is seen to be remarkably contemporary with imagination
and creativity. The painting is so famous for it is complex and bold. The
different versions of this painting are all popular to different kinds of
people. The period from 1888 to 1918 is Klimt’s most
important time in his artist career.
The Tree of Life symbolizes life and vitality,
while Klimt created his own version and added his own style. His version shows
the tree with every branch and leaves, which gives us a magical feeling. We can
see that the branches are in different figures and match the trunk perfectly.
This kind of description method is used frequently in Klimt’s other paintings,
which makes his style unique from others.
Gustav Klimt is well-known all over the world and respected by the public
with the charm and magic of his work. Several paintings of Gustav Klimt have
made his career success. Except for The Tree of Life, The Kiss is also important and famous. Klimt is an
artist of personality, again strong national style. He placed his personality
constantly penetrated into the life and works of art and finally make himself
successful.
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