eternal spirit of the chainless mind
Eternal Spirit of the Chainless Mind
Gustav Klimt, Richard Strauss, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Oscar Kokoschka, Otto Wagner, and other intensely creative men lived and worked in early 20th century Vienna, which was now established as one of the leading artistic and intellectual centers’ of Europe. It was a great time of Vienna Secession, a group of artists’ designers and craftsmen led by Gustav Klimt and Joseff Hoffman that broke away from the established and old-fashioned Viennese way of art. In 1907, Schiele sought out Gustav Klimt. Klimt generously mentored younger artists, and he took a particular interest in the gifted young Schiele, buying his drawings, offering to exchange them for some of his own, arranging models for him and introducing him to potential patrons. He also introduced Schiele to the Wiener Werkstätte, the arts and crafts workshop connected with the Secession. In 1908 Schiele had his first exhibition, in Klosterneuburg. Schiele left the Academy in 1909, after completing his third year, and founded the Neukunstgruppe ("New Art Group") with other students. Schiele’s greatest early influence was the work of his older compatriot Gustav Klimt; however by 1915 Schiele developed his own style. He executed numerous portraits in his unique fashion by subverting the usual approach to portraiture and instead exploring unusual angles, asking his models to twist and turn into unconventional attitudes and stare back at the observer with baleful, unblinking eyes, gaining breathtaking results.
Alongside Egon Schiele, I have chosen to analyse the work of Natalie Turner, whose collection “Eternal Spirit of the Chainless Mind” is inspired by the depression she has endured since childhood. Her collection explores abandonment through surreal, digitally manipulated photography. Turner’s abstract and surreal distorted multiple mirrored images are elaborately constructed theatrical performances photographed through hand blown glass, wherein the artist portrays
Gustav Klimt, Richard Strauss, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Oscar Kokoschka, Otto Wagner, and other intensely creative men lived and worked in early 20th century Vienna, which was now established as one of the leading artistic and intellectual centers’ of Europe. It was a great time of Vienna Secession, a group of artists’ designers and craftsmen led by Gustav Klimt and Joseff Hoffman that broke away from the established and old-fashioned Viennese way of art. In 1907, Schiele sought out Gustav Klimt. Klimt generously mentored younger artists, and he took a particular interest in the gifted young Schiele, buying his drawings, offering to exchange them for some of his own, arranging models for him and introducing him to potential patrons. He also introduced Schiele to the Wiener Werkstätte, the arts and crafts workshop connected with the Secession. In 1908 Schiele had his first exhibition, in Klosterneuburg. Schiele left the Academy in 1909, after completing his third year, and founded the Neukunstgruppe ("New Art Group") with other students. Schiele’s greatest early influence was the work of his older compatriot Gustav Klimt; however by 1915 Schiele developed his own style. He executed numerous portraits in his unique fashion by subverting the usual approach to portraiture and instead exploring unusual angles, asking his models to twist and turn into unconventional attitudes and stare back at the observer with baleful, unblinking eyes, gaining breathtaking results.
Alongside Egon Schiele, I have chosen to analyse the work of Natalie Turner, whose collection “Eternal Spirit of the Chainless Mind” is inspired by the depression she has endured since childhood. Her collection explores abandonment through surreal, digitally manipulated photography. Turner’s abstract and surreal distorted multiple mirrored images are elaborately constructed theatrical performances photographed through hand blown glass, wherein the artist portrays