Gustav Klimt- Outside Influences

Hey, for some reason this is the only word doc. I can find I'm going to check to see if I made a power point for the other one, but here's Gustav Klimt's outside influences.

Gustav Klimt~ Outside Influences

* After the death of his brother and father, he was forced to become the sole provider for both families. This in turn brought forth the creation of his own personal style
* Founding member and president of the Vienna Succession

* Spent his summers on the shores of Attersee, creating his landscapes, the only other genre besides figures he was interested in.

One of his most famous artworks....

(Source: http://tawnyamarie.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/klimt.jpg )

Yeon- Lautrec- Outside Influence

TEACHERS

Bonnat: (1833-1922)

• - old prestigious master decorated by French government (everything Lautrec detested)
  religious/ realistic paintings (admired Spanish artists)
  appointed professor at Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1888
  very critical of Laturec’s skills, Lautrec move to Cormon’s new studio at Boulveard de Clichy

Cormon: (1845-1924)

• - painted antique, biblical subjects
  Beneveolent, open to new ideas, unlike Bonnat
  Lautrec spent morning at his studio, afternoon in galleries: time when he developed his avant garde style

Friends: Henri Rachou, Francois Gauzi, Louis Anquetin

• worked for Goupil: art dealer, owned newspaper
  • Gave advice to Lautrec about illustration, layout etc
  • (example print piece of Laturec's)
    

Montmarte: intriguing blend of vulgar and aristocratic, area Lautrec could easily engage himself

Favorite haunts: Moulin Rouge, Moulin de la Galette, Mirliton.// observer of district

INFLUENCES:

Japanese Woodblock prints



- exuberant life of the amusement quarters of the Japanese Edo period = nightlife of Montmartre in Paris
- inspired the works of this incredible artist
- compositions, unusual perspectives and the use of large areas of flat color

Yeon- Lautrec- Personal History

BIRTH/ FAMILY

Birth name Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa

Born(1864-11-24) 24 November 1864, in an elegant family home, Chateau du Bosc

Died 9 September 1901 (aged 36)

Nationality French

Father: Count Alphonse de Toulouse Lautrec- used to spend time in the studio doing little sculptures and drawings
Mother: Countess Adele nee Tapie de Celeyran- quick to perceive her son to be a painter

PHYSICAL DEFORMITY

- suffered from a number of congenital health conditions attributed to this tradition of inbreeding. (parents were first cousins)
- handicapped by physical injury he suffered in childhood

• fractured left thigh bone by falling off chair 30, May 1878
• broke his right thigh bone the following year at a spa

developed an adult-sized torso, while retaining his child-sized legs, which were 0.70 m (27.5 in) long

“His bone structure was so fragile that he suffered two fractures within a yr of each other, first his left and then his right thigh bone, after minor falls.” (written by his father, Count Alphonse)

As a child, suffered personal tragedy that cut him off from aristocratic society even though born in noble family

Drawn instead to decadent night of turn-of-the-century Paris in search of beauty, love, happiness

Next Meeting

The day of our first meeting after break will be the 18th of January (and yes, that is NOT the Monday right after we get back to school.)

PORA blog!

Hi everyone-

For the sake of adding some motivation and organizing what we have done, I have created a PORA blog where we all can share what we've done so far!

Before our next meeting, please post what you shared with the group in the previous meetings. Simple outlines with bullet-points would work. I just thought what we are doing in this group is worth saving and sharing with the other members.

I know that you are all very busy, but I think this "blog-posting and sharing" could really make PORA easier and more efficient as we only meet twice a month and some of you miss the meetings.

Thanks!