Artists know where to draw the line.: Artist Thirty-Three: Gustav Klimt

Why this Art?
Gustav Klimt was one of my very first, favorite artists. My love for his artworks began when I was very little and entered my aunt's bedroom for the first time, she was an art student and had created a large work based around Klimt's style. I can remember being very young starring at all the different colored shapes and loving the way it looked like a puzzle pieced together instead of a painting. Klimt's works have always intrigued me and his style is something I have thought about trying to imitate so it is only right he be one of my artists.

Here are some of my favorites that this artist has created:

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

The Three Stages of Woman by Gustav Klimt

Water Serpents by Gustav Klimt

Who is this Artist?

Gustav Klimt was born in 1862 and died in 1918. He was born near Vienna and attended the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts where he studied architectural painting. A couple years later Klimt's career began when he started paintings interior murals and ceilings. During his life Klimt painted many works which can now be seen all over the world in many museums and private collections. He is now one of the most famous Symbolism/Art Nouveau painters in history and his works stand as a true testament to that.

What does he do?

This artist created paintings, murals, sketches and other art objects, a lot that focused on the female body. His works almost have a frank eroticism to them. Klimt has a very unique style, his paintings are made up of hundreds of simple shapes filled with a large variety of colors and arranged so the images almost look like large puzzles or collages. His works are more decorative than realistic but the way he pieces them together is definitely something to be admired.

Why he inspires me?

The artist inspires me because of the way he effortlessly was able to piece simple shapes together and make amazing works of art. He is also an inspiration because even though his work is a little bit different and not a lot of people were doing similar things, he still stuck behind his paintings and kept moving forward with his own personal style. I hope that I can use Klimt's style to help me in my own work someday, especially when looking at works with a lot of simple shapes and am glad he was introduced to me at such a young age.

More of Klimt's works can be found all over the internet, however one site you can visit is: http://www.klimtgallery.org/