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The after-war decay of Moser's workshop, which ideologically traces back not only to the English movement but also to Richard Wagner's concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, is a tragic example of how economics and politics eventually suppress art. His creativity can be compared to that of the great Leonardo or so-called Homo Universalis, so Moser, standing for the revival of arts and crafts, was a Renaissance artist indeed.

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Tausendkunstler produced jewel boxes, card decks, banknotes, postage stamps, and many other things, so there probably could be a room where all things from furniture and stained glass windows to curtains and carpets were designed by Moser. Nevertheless, Moser produced a wide array of art objects and objects of daily use (in his case, both categories don't seem to be principally different, though). The quotation was a slogan of the Vienna Workshop that confronted modern manufacturing and stood for medieval and Renaissance crafts where every object was a result of patient work and the secrets of profession passed from generation to generation. Although Moser himself said, 'It's better to work on one thing for ten days than to work on ten things in one day,' it seems that he worked on hundreds of things per second. Venus in the grotto () ТausendkunstlerĪs Moser was a multi-gifted person, his colleagues called him Tausendkunstler ('the artist of thousand arts'). The sensuality of Moser's characters is a vital and impeccant trait of people before the fall.įig. All sensual oeuvres of Moser demonstrate us a recurring motif of inner liberty. 8, 9, 34) reflect the Victorian view on innocent love (images of young girls and kids in general as symbols of purity).

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The series of lithographs published by Martin Gerlach (fig. 6) have their roots in Greek and Roman art. 22) contain the spirit of pagan freedom, taking us back to the Golden age of human history. Moser's sensual graphic works were inspired by different types of art.

Reproduction template for the leaf for Gerlach’s love allegories, new series, plate 30 ()įig. Reproduction template for the leaf for Gerlach’s love allegories, new series, plate 35 ()įig. He died two years later of throat cancer.įig. In 1916, he became a member of the German Association of Artists. The artist also participated in the 1st International Secession Exhibition in Rome. In 1911, his solo exhibition was held at the Miethke Gallery in Vienna. Not being a member of a large group anymore, Moser still exhibited his works. That year, he married a daughter of a wealthy manufacturer Mautner. In 1905, Moser left the Secession together with Klimt. Afterward, the workshop was closed in the period of World War I due to financial problems. Collaborating with Josef Hoffmann, Moser established the Vienna Workshop in 1903, which brought together various artists to produce ceramics, fashion, silver, furniture, and graphics.

The latter emerged as a protest against the industrial revolution that replaced traditional craft methods with mass production. The artist was much impressed by Scottish modernism and English Arts and Crafts movement. At the beginning of the XXth century, he traveled throughout Europe seeking sources of inspiration. The artist produced near to 140 pictures for Secession's periodical Ver Sacrum. In 1897, Moser became one of the founders of the Vienna Secession. In 1892-1893, Moser, being a protégé of his mentor Trenkwald, taught fine arts to the kids of Archduke of Austria. This way, he started working as a magazine illustrator. Three years later, Moser had to pay for education on his own due to his father's death. After graduation from school, Moser enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1885, not warning his parents, although his father initially didn't want him to be an artist.

Koloman Moser was born in Vienna to the family of a school headmaster Josef Moser. The Wreath Bearer, 1898 () Not Asking Permission To school, Bilderbuch für die Nichte von Ditha Mautner von Markhof, 1904 ()įig. Moser was a designer of almost everything: from postage stamps and magazine vignettes to porcelains, stained glass windows, jewelry, and furniture.įig.

Koloman Moser (1968-1918) was a prominent representative of Art Nouveau and a member of the so-called Vienna Secession (among the founders were graphic artists and architects such as Josef Hoffman, Otto Wagner, and Gustav Klimt).

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