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Art Crush ~ Gustav Klimt


Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt


Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt is one of my favorite artists since childhood. In 2017 I had the chance to see his painting, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, at the Neue Galerie in NYC.  It looked bigger than me, and beautiful. What I love and interpret from his art is that his beautiful and colorful subjects are captured with love and celebration.  

In New York, Klimt also has art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and The Jewish Museum. I hope to visit Vienna, Austria, where most of his work lives.


Gustav Klimt holding his friend, Katze.


Speculation: He loved cats, which means he probably respected their personal space and boundaries too. I appreciate people who can do that. Although, in the photo he looks like he has the cat in a chokehold. 



Goldfish by Gustav Klimt


I often wonder if I love gold because of Klimt's art? I took a 3 question personality test a few years back, and one of the questions was, "What is your favorite color and why?" I said gold because, "...it is a stunning accent that only needs to be added to make a piece of art even better. It makes everything around it shine." According to this test, that's how I view my personality. It makes sense, when I am with my friends or strangers I want to point out the beauty I see in everyone around me. I see myself as a supporting character instead of the main character. I find this so amusing.    

 I abandoned a drawing of Cassie from Euphoria and stumbled upon this Judith painting below, and was re-inspired by Klimt's Art Nouveau style. I love this idea of using other styles of art. At the end of this blog entry I shared a painting and a link to a video of the painting to show off the gold accents. I thought I would share some of his work first because I love it so much! 

Judith & the Head of Holofernes by Gustav Klimt


Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt


The Tree of Life: Expectation & Fulfillment by Gustav Klimt


Danaë by Gustav Klimt & inspired Inge Prader photo portrayal of Danaë.

Ooh! 
I suggest looking at Inge Prader's photo recreations of Klimt's art. They are stunning. Her name is linked. 
The photos are gorgeous. Just leave my blog and experience the beauty!
...but first, please check out my watercolor, gold accented, ink drawing below.


OK, here's my ink and watercolor piece that was inspired by Gustav Klimt's style, and the stunningly beautiful flowers moment with Cassie in Euphoria, Season 2... She has an unfinished face because she feels incomplete without a man's validation. She does not see herself clearly. I hope her character pursues therapy in the next season.   


Art Nouveau Euphoria Cassie

Here's the link to the video on TikTok, Art Crush: Gustav Klimt  I chose Beethoven's music because he's Austrian too. Thanks for reading!

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