Gustav Klimt and the Search for Psychological Truth

Gustav Klimt was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1862. Klimt is famous because he founded the Vienna Secession movement. He also opened an art studio in 1883 that specialized in murals. While Klimt’s first paintings were in the Classic style typical of late 19th-century, his more mature style emerged around 1897 thanks to the Vienna movement. This group of painters rebelled against academic art with their decorative style that was similar to Art Nouveau. Klimt was a part of that pictorial trend, the movement based on creating art that was new, fresh, liberated, and honest. But why? What’s truly behind…