Koloman moser

Koloman Moser was a pioneer of modernity. Not only was he the co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, but he also was the world’s first graphic designer. He worked as a painter, illustrator, and artisan. Moser is also well known for his designs for jewellery, furniture, textiles and wallpapers. Before beginning his career as a multifaceted artist, Moser studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna where he was taught by Otto Wagner, the famous architect and city planner of Vienna and where he…

Koloman Moser’s oeuvre continues to exert a lasting fascination. As a universal artist Moser masters the disciplines of painting, graphic art, arts and crafts, and interior design as well as fashion and scenography. To an impressive extent Moser embodies the Gesamtkunstwerk or total work of art as advocated by the Vienna Secession. He is considered one of the most important pioneers of Viennese Modernism, one of the most influential artists of Viennese Art Nouveau, and is—alongside Gustav…

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Koloman Moser. Poster for a Religious Calendar (Fromme Kalender). 1903. Lithograph. 37 1/2 x 24 1/4" (95.2 x 61.6 cm). Albert Berger, Vienna. Given anonymously. 166.1968. Architecture & Design

KOLOMAN MOSER: AN HOMAGE BY ‘GOYO DE LA ROSA’ VER SACRUM: KOLO MOSER Koloman Moser’s designs for Ver Sacrum (‘Sacred Spring’), the house organ of the Vienna Secessioni…

"Gingerbread and baked goods." Yes, this is a picture of a bake sale. Not an ordinary bake sale. A bake sale with sweets designed by Koloman Moser and Carl Otto Czeschka. And these were not ordinary women in fin-de-siecle Vienna, but rather members of a new class that supported the new art. The Wiener Werkstatte, chronically short of money, joined in the celebration of the 60th jubilee of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1908. Although not an official invitee, the group joined in the…

Zeuxis und Parrhasius Wallpapers Vienna on Instagram: "Koloman Moser Wallpaper Collection - Donauwellen. Pictured here in the original colours from 1901. #architecturaldigest #admagazine #elledecoration #elledecor #houseandhome #homeanddesign #houseandgarden #houseandgardenuk #thelistbyhouseandgarden #townandcountry #interiormagazine #vogueliving #worldofinteriors #interiordesigner #interiordesign #interiorarchitecture #interiorarchitect #luxurywallpaper #luxurywallcoverings #wallcoverings…

Art nouveau butterfly

“I’m tired of politics, I just want to talk about my art,” I sometimes hear artists—and musicians, actors, writers, etc.—say.