The Vienna Secession Movement OR The Union of Austrian Artists

Vienna Secession artists were concerned, above all, with exploring the possibilities of art outside the confines of academic tradition. They hoped to create a new style that owed nothing to historical influence.

In this way they were very much in keeping with the iconoclastic spirit of turn-of-the-century Vienna" Artists and patrons of the arts were revolting against the 19th century attitude that based art's value on its commercial value. They wanted to remove art from the "hands of commerce".

great mission of the artist. They believed in the purity of art and in great mission of the artist. "The limitations of what constituted fine art were tested - was art limited to painting and sculpture or could it also include furniture, glass, textiles and functional items?

"The group earned considerable credit for its exhibition policy, which made the French impressionists somewhat familiar to the Viennese public”.

The Secession building at Vienna, built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich for exhibitions of the secession group

This movement included: painters, sculptors, architects. The Vienna Secession was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists. This movement included: painters, sculptors, architects. The first president of the Secession was: Gustav Klimt, and Rudolf von Alt was made honorary president.

The Vienna Secession Movement was led by protesting groups of young designers and artists, including architects: Otto Wagner (1841-1918) Adolf Loos (1870-1933) Josef Hoffman (1870-1956)

Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.

Austro-Hungarian architect He was influential in Adolf Loos (1870-1933) Austro-Hungarian architect He was influential in European Modern architecture He repudiated the florid style of the Vienna Secession, Austrian version of Art Nouveau. He contributed to the elaboration of theory and criticism of Modernism in architecture.

Adolf Loos Einstein Tower

not only function, it’s boring The Secessionist believe that art should be viewed as a whole aesthetic value + function = great art and art is not confined to one section only not only function, it’s boring

Adolf Loos ORNAMENT IS CRIME”

Armchair for Café Capua Adolf Loos Armchair for Café Capua

Last day of the exhibition, Gallery Adolf Loos Last day of the exhibition, Gallery

This movement was: the Vienna parallel to Arts and Crafts Movement and protested designers approaches, such as Art Nouveau, that focused only on surface ornamentation and visual effects.

In 1903 Josef Hoffman (1870-1956) and Koloman Moser (1868-1918) formed the (Vienna Workshop) To produce utilitarian objects handcrafted by fine artists.

Their goals were to: produce functional art that would be viewed as aesthetically significant and would link to the public, designer, and worker through objects of everyday use.

Known as ( May Revolution) Josef Hoffman Kubus Armchair Known as ( May Revolution)

The Hoffmann’s strict geometrical lines and the quadratic theme is: Kubus Armchair. Designed in 1910. It was presented at the International Exhibition held in Buenos Aires on the centennial of Argentinean Independence known as May Revolution

Hoffman: Most brilliant of the Vienna decorative arts modernists He is best known for the design and furnishing of the (Palais Stoclet) It is a lavish residence in Brussels It is an example of the unique Vienna total work of art, integrated inside and outside with: luxurious materials elaborate decorative objects paintings Mosaics furnishings

Plan Drawing of Palais Stoclet

Designed by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann Palais Stoclet Designed by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was built from 1905 to 1911

poster for the 13th Vienna Secession exhibition Koloman Moser poster for the 13th Vienna Secession exhibition known as the Union of Austrian Artists

Original Maquette Design Koloman Moser Part of the Original Maquette Design for Frieze on the High Altar of St. Leopold Am Steinhoff 1906

Koloman Moser

Koloman Moser

Koloman Moser His last poster has all the necessary information captured by the name of The Dancer

Later Hoffman and Wagner became known in the United States for their furniture designs which are still manufactured today.

Vienna Secession Movement Although the Vienna Secession Movement had no strongly identifiable design effects on American Interior Design it did contribute to the foundation of the Modern Design Movement.