![]() ![]() ![]() For Moser, the figurative was always of central relevance, while even in the most austere designs one still senses an illustrative element. He represents the artistic antithesis to Josef Hoffmann’s design practice, which was oriented towards architecture and the teachings of Otto Wagner. Yet while Hoffmann remained a tectonically exacting designer, Koloman Moser always incorporated an element of decorative painting into his projects. Like Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser possessed an unrestrained creative power and imagination, as evidenced in thousands of sketches. Together with Josef Hoffmann, he played a decisive role in establishing Stilkunst in Austria, whether as a co-founder of the Vienna Secession in 1897, a teacher of decorative painting at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts from 1899 onwards, or as cofounder of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903. Moser was one of the lead protagonists during Vienna's artistic renewal around 1900. This year's exhibition in Josef Hoffmann Museum in Brtnice is dedicated to relations between Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) and Koloman Moser (1868–1918), with 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of Moser’s death.
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