Class March 4, 2009

Today, Anna presented to us 20th century design.  This was a time of transition from art nouveau to modern.  Modern style artists used geometric shapes and white space. Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect, believed "space was essence of design" and in his works he experimented with white space. "The Four" innovated the "Glasgow Style" which used curvilinear elements with strong rectilinear structure. Anna also talked about the Vienna Secession, it was the movement away from traditional design. Gustav Klimt lead the revolt; Joseph Olbrich, Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser also played an important role in revolting against traditional design.  Ver Sacrem was an important design resource during its time, it showed artists compositions with which they  had experimented, these artists used and combined different elements to create a new style.  I would have to say that the most useful thing i learned about today was Vienna Secession, before class I was a little confused as to what it was all about and what Klimt was revolting against.  

Did the Vienna Secession lead into modern style?