Seoul Arts Museum: Gustav Klimt

Oh Beautiful Klimt! What a beautiful display. There were a lot of different sketches that led into gigantic murals of inspired by basic pencil drawings. My favorite was, I think, Beethoven's Frieze.I think it was like a mural done inspired by one of Beethoven's Symphonies, there ere still blank spots on the wall, and pencil sketches; part of the B. Symphony Hall was an elaborate fresco of a Gorilla with different types of women, grouped in distinct parts of the scene. They varied from fair and sweet, content to haggard, dark, waify and desperate. He used a variety of media--the Gorilla's eyeballs bulged from the wall, and the fat females headdress and bracelets were painted intense gold, with small bits of colored mirror to them. the exhibit was very informative about the author and his influences and family history. They even included a few pieces of the "Klimt collection," some Chinese gold stitched tapestries, and watercolor paintings.

I loved looking at these pieces. In some ways it reminds me of some of the paintings I've seen my sister do, esp-her Adam and Eve, which I've always loved. I couldn't help but think of her as I saw these pieces; of an author whose she introduced me to initially. I definitely see Klimt's influence in her work. I've never been so adept at looking/analyzing paintings/sculpture, that's always been Crystal. I love to appreciate it, though, and it's all her fault I think.

Klimt Exhibit photos: 1) Adam and Eve 2) Maria 3) ?? 4) Judith I 5) Italian Garden Landscape
6 & 7) Nkuli, Min & Me outside the Exhibit making a scene and drawing a crowd