An Overview of Secessionist Posters - wart lektury tekst DA Swann

The German and Austro-Hungarian answer to the growing Art Nouveau movement of the 1890s was first dubbed the Jugendstil, or “Youth Style” movement, characterized by its stylized graphics. More broadly recognized as the Secessionists, pioneers of this new movement took influence from the Arts and Crafts movement of England, Japonisme in France, and an interest in new forms that broke away from the historicism of the art academies. With heavy hitters like Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele among their ranks, the Secessionists aimed to create an “art of using forms that, although they signify nothing, represent nothing and recall nothing, can move the human soul,” as said by one of its founders, August Endell. Posters of this period, used to advertise the movement’s magazines and exhibitions as well as products, offer a first-hand look into the elements of style that defined the movement as it evolved. POBIERZ