Google commemorates Austrian artist Gustav Klimt with a doodle of the artist’s “The Kiss,” integrated into the logo in gold…a characteristic Klimt style.
Klimt is one of the most celebrated art nouveau painters in Austria today with works that can be seen in many historical buildings in Vienna’s Ringstraße which includes the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Burgtheater and a lot more.
He became one of the founding members and president of the Wiener Sezession (Vienna Secession) in 1897 (below is the Secession building, which is characterized by a golden dome of laurel leaves). Klimt remained with the Secession until 1908. The group’s goals were to provide exhibitions for unconventional young artists, to bring the best foreign artists’ works to Vienna, and to publish its own magazine to showcase members’ work.
The Kiss is currently exhibited at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, a museum at the Belvedere Palace.
For his 150th Birthday today, 14 July, a center dedicated to him was opened in Kammer am Attersee. It is not a museum per se, but rather a documentation center…Future activities associated with the artist will be held there. The initiative “Klimt am Attersee” is in cooperation with the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
(photos in collage taken during a night walk in Vienna)
Talents like Gustav should indeed be recognized, not only by his own people but by people from all over the world. Kudos to Google and to you for making that happen!
vienna is such a rich country- in history, in arts. such a country to have produced talented artists.
(you seemed busy lately? or always?)
I really dont have a single idea of this guy but looking at his work, they are all superb, like what Maricel said, great people with great talent should be recognized 🙂
He deserves such recognition. Happy birthday to Gustav Klimt!
Truly an artist in his own time, Gustav Klimt. Glad to know that a documentation center was dedicated to him. 🙂
I love Google Doodles, makes me recognize all these artists that I have no idea existed. Not to mention their doodles are really creative.
An artist worth commemorating. The info adds to our art vocabulary too.