Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Kiss, Gustav Klimt, Man and Woman Hugging Statue

By Chris Jeub


The powerful bond between man and woman (c. 1907) is eloquently illustrated by the renowned 20th-century artist, Gustav Klimt. His paintings are enormous allegorical canvases which mix linear construction and rich colors often illustrating an entire world of attractive women and nudes against a bejeweled background.

The decorative cover seems to hide a pure, virtually esoteric, sense of felicity, portrayed in a classical demeanour, snuggling in a bed of flowers. Two figures are located at the edge of a flowered escarpment. The man is wearing neutral coloured rectangles and a crown of vines; the girl wears brightly colored tangent circles and flowers in her hair. The couple's embrace is enveloped by triangular vining and a veil of concentric circles.



As per the Jugendstil tradition, these lovers appear to be detached from the world. An impression that's fortified by the applying of shades of gold and gold leaf.

Parastone, a renowned Western european collectible figure manufacturer, has masterfully brought to life this legendary immortal painting of "The Kiss" by Art Nouveau master artist Gustav Klimt, as a complicated 3D statue adaptation in the greatest detail, and can be seen under the Alternative Works section of this art web site which specializes in museum replicas of famous works.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an outstanding member of a trailblazing group of artists called "Sezession" and is widely considered to be one of the main forerunners of modern art. Aside from this, his ornamental Jugendstil style conjures up an impossible to resist feeling which is impressed by the "fin-de-siecle" of 19th century Vienna: elitist, liberal-middle class, decadent, and pleasantly-decorative. His work is very familiar due to his enormous style mixed with Byzantine-like ornamental art and classical symbolism, created against the background of romanticism which was so characteristic of his time.

In Sezession's own words: "Art guides us to the ultimate realm, the only place where we're going to be capable of finding pure joy, pure contentment and pure love. A choir of angels from heaven. Joy given by divine glints. That kiss from the whole world!"








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