Koloman Moser was an Austrian artist who exerted considerable influence on 20th-century graphic art and one of the leading artists of theVienna Secessionmovement and a co-founder of theWiener Werkstätte.
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Koloman Moser, also namedKolo,was born in March1868inVienna, studied at the Academy in Vienna with Griepenkerl and Rumpler, and then at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna where he would become also a teacher from 1900 to 1918.
In that period he knewJoseph Maria OlbrichandJ. Hoffmann(both members of theSiebener Club) and in 1897 was one of the founders of theVienna Secessionan association of revolutionary artists and architects.Moserwas actively involved with the group’s journal,Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring), which remained in publication until 1903.
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He designed sculptures and windows for the Building of theSezession. Together withHoffmanandF. Waerndorferhe started theWiener Werkstättein 1903.
During his life he directed his attention to every sphere of applied art, designing furniture, glass, metalware,jewelrytogether with posters, toys, and interiors.
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Koloman Moserwas always looking to combine the predominantly geometric features with its surroundings in creating a rhythmical space of cubic forms and contrasting colors. He was also one of the very few artists to design stamps in theJugendstil style.
What is the artistic style of Moser?
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Koloman Moser‘s works feature a rigorous geometry, as shown by the black and white grid pattern typical of his designs. His designs stand out for their clarity despite the sophisticated construction on which they are often based.
His projects in architecture, furniture, jewelry, graphics, andtapestrieshelped characterize the work of this era.Moserdrew on the clean lines and repetitive motifs ofclassicalGreek and Roman art and architecture in reaction to theBaroquedecadence of his turn of the century Viennese surroundings.
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