Koloman Moser
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| Koloman Moser | |
 Photograph of Koloman Moser (1905) |
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| Born | 30 March 1868 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | October 18, 1918 (aged 50) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Nationality | Austria-Hungarian |
| Field | Painting, Drawing, Postage Stamp, Printmaking, Ceramics, Stained glass |
| Training | 1885-1892 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna 1893 - 1895 Vienna School of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule) |
| Movement | Vienna Secession, Jugendstil |
| Works | founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, Stained glass of Kirche am Steinhof |
Koloman Moser (March 30, 1868 – October 18, 1918) was an Austrian artist who exerted considerable influence on twentieth-century graphic art and one of the foremost artists of the Vienna Secession movement and a co-founder of Wiener Werkstätte.
During his life, Moser designed a wide array of art works - books and graphic works from postage stamps to magazine vignettes; fashion; stained glass windows, porcelains and ceramics, blown glass, tableware, silver, jewelry, and furniture - to name a few of his interests.
He studied at the Wiener Akademie and the Kunstgewerbeschule, where he also taught from 1899.
His designs in architecture, furniture, jewelry, graphics, and tapestries helped characterize the work of this era. Moser drew upon the clean lines and repetitive motifs of classical Greek and Roman art and architecture in reaction to the Baroque decadence of his turn-of-the-century Viennese surroundings.
In 1901/1902, he published a portfolio titled Die Quelle (The Source) of elegant graphic designs for such things as tapestries, fabrics, and wallpaper.
In 1903, Moser and his colleague Josef Hoffmann founded Wiener Werkstätte, whose studios and artisans produced a number of aesthetically and functionally designed household goods, including glassware, flatware, silverware, and textiles. In 1904, he created the Apse mosaic and glass windows for the Kirche am Steinhof in Vienna.
In 1905, together with the Klimt group, he separated from the Vienna Secession. The same year, he married Editha (Ditha) Mautner von Markhof, the daughter to one of Austria's great industry fortunes.
In 1907 Kolo Moser, due to internal conflicts and as his plans for reorganising the Werkstätte (to cope with financial problems) weren't realised, withdrew from the Wiener Werkstätte.
[edit] See Also
One of Moser's most prominent designs used in a building (The Steinhof Church) was selected as a main motif of one of the most famous euro collectors coins: the Austrian 100 euro Steinhof Church commemorative coin, minted in November 9, 2005. On the reverse of the coin, the Koloman Moser stained glass window over the main entrance can be seen. In the center of the window is God the Father seated on a throne. The window is flanked with a pair of bronze angels in Jugendstil style, originally designed by Othmar Schimkowitz.
[edit] References
- Moser, Koloman (1998). Turn-of-the-Century Viennese Patterns and Designs, Dover Pictorial Archives, New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486402697.
- Fenz, Werner (1984). Koloman Moser. Salzburg: Residenz Verlag. ISBN 3701703698.
- Rennhofer, Maria (2002). Koloman Moser: Master of Viennese Modernism. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500093061.
- Leopold, Rudolph; Gerd Pichler (2007). Koloman Moser: 1868-1918, Catalog of the Kolo Moser exhibition in the Leopold Museum (25 May 2007–10 September 2007), Munich: Prestel Publishing. ISBN 9783791338798.
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| NAME | Moser, Koloman |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Painting, Drawing, Postage Stamp, Printmaking, Ceramics, Stained glass |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 March 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1918-10-18 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
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