Please give a detailed introduction to the painter Schiele

Egon Leo Adolf Schiele

An Austrian painting giant in the early 20th century, an expressionist painter and an important representative of the Vienna Secession. Born in Tulln, Austria in 1890, died in Vienna in 1918 due to the plague (Spanish infection).

In 1906, 16-year-old Schiele was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He studied under the guidance of Gustav Klimt, leader of the Vienna Secession and decorative painter, and gained mastery of lines and composition. Thanks to his elegant decorative techniques. Later he met Kokoschka. His paintings were initially influenced by academicism and impressionism, laying a solid foundation for modeling. Inspired by Klimt and Kokoschka, his work has a distinct decorative style, which shows that he was strongly influenced by Art Nouveau - Jugendstil style arabesques. If Klimt's art moved from symbolism to expressionism, Schiele has entered the world of pure expressionism.

Egon Schiele reached the maturity of his artistic creation when he was 20 years old. In 1910, he created the first epoch-making expressionist work, and subsequently created many shocking works in a short period of 8 years.

Schiller’s later art was not only influenced by Hodler in Switzerland, but also directly inspired by the psychology of Nietzsche and Freud. He unabashedly expressed the psychology and emotions of the people of that era. The characters and scenery he painted were not static. No matter what form they were in, they seemed to be in a state of panic. The desire for life and the threat of death were intertwined into a terrifying state. The shadow has always shrouded his works. The figures in his paintings are long and thin, and their cold and straight lines are shocking. He emphasizes the clear outline of the image and likes to use red, yellow and black to express strong emotions. In addition to exaggerating the expressions and movements of the characters, he also focused on depicting the characters' neurotic emotions. In order to create the state of his nervous characters, he also went deep into the lunatic asylum to study the expressions and movements of mental patients, showing a kind of mute-like movement expression, which is very moving. His painting style is depressing and dull, often featuring decadent and neurotic morbid characters in his paintings. His representative works include "Family", "Rain Child", "Sunflower", "Reclining Woman", etc. However, Hiller did not stick to the established patterns of his predecessors, but emphasized the expression of decoration. He added a significantly tense and exciting straight line and rendering in his creations according to his own form to enhance the power of emotion. This method was used by him in a special group of male and female nudes, as well as in his landscape paintings. From the very beginning, he focused his emotions on the human body, creating a sensation with his fiery and unsettling erotic themes. For 10 years, he continued to create incredible works. Since 1909, his works have been exhibited at the Vienna International Exhibition, the Art Salon of the Mitek Museum, the Special Union of Cologne, Germany, the Goltz Gallery in Munich, and It has been exhibited at the Folkwang Museum in Hagen and elsewhere.

In 1912, Hiller was briefly detained in New Lingaba Prison on charges of polluting culture and art with pornography. Regarding these slanders, he had a famous saying: "Those who deny sex are the real obscenities, because they insult the parents who gave birth to them in the most despicable way."

In 1915, during the First World War, he was Enlisted in the Austrian Army, he continued to paint while in the army, reaching a prolific and high level. His artistic style is unique among Expressionists. Although his talents were not fully recognized, he was not unknown, and the critic Rosler became friendly with him and encouraged several patrons to collect his work. In 1918, a special exhibition room was dedicated to him at the Vienna Secession Exhibition. His important works include "The Fortune Teller" in 1911, "The Cardinal and the Nun" in 1912, and "The Embrace" in 1917. In addition, he printed some lithographs.

In 1918, the Spanish flu swept across Europe. On October 31, 1918, Schiele was also killed by the plague. He completed his artistic journey of only 28 years, fleeting like a shooting star.

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt

(1862～1918) Austrian painter, master of Vienna Secession painting. Born on July 14, 1862 in Bumgart, a suburb of Vienna, and died in the same place on February 6, 1918. In his early years, he studied at the Vienna Polytechnic. In 1890 he joined the Vienna Artists' Association. The work absorbs various artistic elements from ancient Egypt, Greece and the Middle Ages, and combines the emphasis on outlines with the planes of classical mosaics to create a unique and infectious painting style. Represented as "Baroness Echt". In 1897, he withdrew from the Vienna Artists Association and organized the Vienna Secession. Other works include "The Kiss" which is housed in the Austrian Museum of Fine Arts.

Main personal experience

Klimt’s father was engaged in gold and silver engraving and copper plate craftsmanship. Klimt was the eldest son among his seven children. Under the influence of this family of arts and crafts, he and The two younger brothers studied together at the Arts and Crafts School affiliated with the Austrian Arts Museum in Vienna. After graduation, they began to create murals and wall decorations.

In 1905, in Vienna, the capital of Austria, a city with a long artistic tradition, the Klimt organization, which had become a member of the Artists Association, launched a campaign aimed at opposing the conservative forces of academic art. , with the title of "Vienna Secession", strives for artistic innovation, advocates that the arts of all nationalities in the world can learn from each other, and develop the individual style of artists. His early painting style inherited the traditions of British Pre-Raphaelite and French Impressionism. After founding the "Secession", he began to introduce the decorative interest of Assyrian, Greek and Byzantine mosaics into his paintings, using "peacock feathers, Mother-of-pearl, gold and silver foil, snail shell flowers, color or luster" create a "painted mosaic" painting, which brings the painting and craftsmanship in the work to the extreme. Klimt was the outstanding leader of the "Vienna Secession" in Symbolist painting in the second half of the 19th century. He was a painting master with a unique artistic personality and a strong national style. He believed that "only through art "Only by constantly penetrating into life can artists find the foundation to make progress" and his artistic practice prove that his feelings about real life are quite keen. This is an indispensable reason for his achievements in art. Neglected successes.