To His Critics
August 21st, 2007 by Sou
Gustav Klimt, an Austrian painter, is one of my favourite artists, so you’ll be seeing a lot of his work on this blog.
Klimt was comissioned to paint three murals for the University of Vienna (now known as Klimt University of Vienna). ‘Philosophy’, ‘ Medicine’, and ‘Jurisprudence.’ Klimt’s murals caused controversy due to their slightly erotic theme. Unfortunately, the murals were destroyed by a fire in 1945; only photographs and sketches remain.
‘Medicine’
‘Philosophy’
‘ Jurisprudence’
That was just a brief introduction, the painting I want to show you is ‘Goldfish’, it’s Klimt’s comeback to everyone who objected to his murals. I don’t really need to explain what the painting’s message is trying to convey, take a look:
So, what do you think the message of Klimt’s message is?!
