What Makes Vienna's Secession So Special? #vienna — Transcript

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1. 0:01[music]
2. 0:09Vienna [music]
3. 0:10secion design movement.
4. 0:15The secession [music] is the most
5. 0:16successful provocation by vi architects
6. 0:18and artists. It [music] blends early
7. 0:21modernism and late art nuvo architecture
8. 0:23like no other. The building's [music]
9. 0:25stern white cubes boast goldplated
10. 0:27laurel leaves, owls, and twirling lines
11. 0:30topped with a giant globe of golden
12. 0:32laurel. [music] Like the wiener
13. 0:34secession movement spread across the
14. 0:36city, Vienna's Art Novo gems light up
15. 0:38[music] in various parts of the town. To
16. 0:41get the whole story and see different
17. 0:43sites, consider embarking [music] on a
18. 0:45guided art nuvo walk with me. First,
19. 0:49let's start with a brief history of the
20. 0:51secession design movement [music] and
21. 0:52its most famous representatives. All
22. 0:54architectural movements throughout
23. 0:56history have been spurred by societal
24. 0:58shifts that demand a new style [music]
25. 1:01that better reflects how technology has
26. 1:03advanced the practice and how people
27. 1:05express their political, religious, and
28. 1:07moral beliefs and [music] practices.
29. 1:09While some shifts occur over a period of
30. 1:11several years, others are experienced as
31. 1:14a sudden revolt. The [music] Vienna
32. 1:16secession was undoubtedly the latter. At
33. 1:19the end of the 19th century, [music] a
34. 1:21group of artists and architects aimed to
35. 1:22explore what art should be. It pertained
36. 1:25to filtering global influences in a way
37. 1:28that could introduce new modernism.
38. 1:30[music] Collectively, the secessionists
39. 1:32sparked a new movement that wasn't
40. 1:34characterized by any one style,
41. 1:36ubensteel or [music] youth style, which
42. 1:39was inspired by Germany's adaptation of
43. 1:41art nuvo. The vianese version also used
44. 1:44[music] curving lines and references to
45. 1:46plants and nature, but evolved to
46. 1:48emphasize simple [music] geometric forms
47. 1:50and decoration. A year after their
48. 1:53founding, the group designed an
49. 1:55exhibition to present their [music] work
50. 1:57and that of other international artists
51. 1:59they favored. The display grew global
52. 2:01attention and was praised for its
53. 2:03innovation in contemporary arts [music]
54. 2:05architect Otto Wagner 1841 to 1918.
55. 2:10combined traditional styles and art nuvo
56. 2:13influences. [music]
57. 2:14Later, architect Adolf Lewis 1870 to
58. 2:181933 established [music] the stark
59. 2:21minimalist style we see at the Goldman
60. 2:23and Salish building. Eyebrows were
61. 2:25raised when loose built this modern
62. 2:28structure [music]
63. 2:28across from the Imperial Palace in
64. 2:30Vienna 1909
65. 2:33and the loose house marked an important
66. 2:35architectural [music] transition.
67. 2:37Yet the buildings of Otto Wagner may
68. 2:39have influenced this modernist movement.
69. 2:43Some have called Otto column and Wagner
70. 2:45the father of modern architecture. For
71. 2:48certain this influential [music]
72. 2:49Austrian helped move Vienna from
73. 2:52Yugensteel.
74. 2:54Vagner's influence on the architecture
75. 2:57of Vienna is [music] felt everywhere in
76. 3:00that city who in 1911 is said to have
77. 3:03called Vagner [music] the greatest
78. 3:05architect in the world. Today you will
79. 3:08see the best places [music] to immerse
80. 3:10yourself in the unique architecture of
81. 3:12Vienna. This short list forms a small
82. 3:15guide for art lovers. Let's start.
83. 3:17[music] Majolica House/ Otovagner.
84. 3:20An apartment building in Vienna. The
85. 3:22Maggilica House designed by Ottovagner
86. 3:25at the turn [music] of the 20th century
87. 3:27emanates some of the most classic
88. 3:28details of the art nuvo style. [music]
89. 3:30The name of the building derives from
90. 3:32the flowing flower motifs on the tiled
91. 3:35outside [music] facade that embellished
92. 3:37the place with beautiful shades of
93. 3:40green, blue, and pink. An entire facade
94. 3:43built of small ceramic tiles, also known
95. 3:46as molica. [music]
96. 3:47Other materials used in the exterior
97. 3:49finishing include iron and [music]
98. 3:51wooden frames for the windows in a
99. 3:53perimeter block and infill building type
100. 3:55lion heads sit in relief on the
101. 3:57overhanging eve. and the two complexes
102. 3:59[music]
103. 4:00are separated by their zone of
104. 4:02balconies. Wagner made this new [music]
105. 4:05style of architecture famous for its
106. 4:07simple yet elegant design. Exterior
107. 4:09[music] walls were left smooth and flat
108. 4:12and windows typically became less
109. 4:14ordained [music] than in previous
110. 4:15vianese styles of architecture. In some
111. 4:18fashion, the simple clean look [music]
112. 4:21was meant to represent how clean and
113. 4:23simple the apartment complexes were on
114. 4:26the inside. Despite its rectangular
115. 4:28shape, [music] the beautifully
116. 4:29maintained building is considered an art
117. 4:31nuvo masterpiece. Complex in the center
118. 4:34of [music] Vienna was initially rejected
119. 4:36as hideous beyond measure. These
120. 4:38apartments rest side by side [music] and
121. 4:40together form an incomparably
122. 4:42unparalleled and detailed. Nearby is a
123. 4:45second house simpler than these at three
124. 4:48costler [music] said to have been the
125. 4:49town residence of Vagner. for a timetip
126. 4:52visit on a bright day and take
127. 4:54binoculars to fully appreciate the
128. 4:56detail under the [music] eaves and the
129. 4:58balcony areas.
130. 5:00Medallion House
131. 5:03known [music] as the medallion house
132. 5:05because of its decor of gilded
133. 5:07medallions by Wagner's student and
134. 5:09frequent collaborator [music]
135. 5:10column and Moser. This apartment block
136. 5:12is adjacent to the Molica house on
137. 5:14Lincoln's [music] aisle. Compared to the
138. 5:16Molica's design where green, blue, and
139. 5:19pink shades prevail where [music] gold
140. 5:21is the master and the decorations adorn
141. 5:24not only the front facade but given that
142. 5:26the building is on a corner [music]
143. 5:28the length of the other sides as well.
144. 5:31The roof visible from far away features
145. 5:33[music] several sculpted heads called
146. 5:35the criers or the crying women by of
147. 5:38Marchinkovitz who provided sculpture for
148. 5:40other Vienna secession landmarks
149. 5:42including the angels topping the
150. 5:44postparkus [music]
151. 5:45building as one of Europe's prime art
152. 5:48nuvo jewels. The medallion house
153. 5:50prominently features on a 100 gold coin.
154. 5:53[music]
155. 5:54Today it houses a branch of an Austrian
156. 5:56bank. I am happy to make interesting
157. 5:58releases for you and I will be grateful
158. 6:01for your support of my [music] channel.
159. 6:02Subscriptions, likes or comments will
160. 6:04help me a lot. Secession [music] stop.
161. 6:08Secession building. There was a time in
162. 6:10the early 20th century when Vienna was
163. 6:13the center of the [music] world for
164. 6:15culture, the age of Gustav Clint's art.
165. 6:18This building represents the time not
166. 6:21only as a geographical location [music]
167. 6:23but also in its architecture and no less
168. 6:26notably the Batoan freeze painted by
169. 6:28Clinton 1902 [music]
170. 6:30as a commentary on Bvenan symphony
171. 6:32number nine.
172. 6:34[music]
173. 6:35Artists were seceding from the
174. 6:36conventional art world while the only
175. 6:38actual painting inside is the famous
176. 6:41freeze.
177. 6:44[music]
178. 6:44The building itself, designed by
179. 6:46architect Joseph Ulch, contained several
180. 6:49features acting as a unique statement
181. 6:52[music] of intent from the turtles that
182. 6:54support massive plant pots on either
183. 6:57side of the entrance to the [music]
184. 6:58great dome made from 2,500
185. 7:02guilt laurel leaves and 300 plus berries
186. 7:05[music] that the vianese were quick to
187. 7:07christen the golden cabbage. Alrech
188. 7:10wanted it to be seen as a dome of
189. 7:12laurel, a subtle classical reference
190. 7:14[music]
191. 7:14meant to celebrate the triumph of art.
192. 7:16Inside the museum has a minimalist
193. 7:18approach to portraying the exhibitions,
194. 7:20allowing [music] visitors to focus on
195. 7:22the art. The atmosphere is calming and
196. 7:24magical, encouraging [music] you to stop
197. 7:26and quietly immerse yourself in the
198. 7:28surroundings. Photos are allowed. Tip
199. 7:30the audio guide is very useful here. It
200. 7:33is much easier to sit and listen [music]
201. 7:34as you look at each section than reading
202. 7:36explanatory notes. Carl [music] Splat's
203. 7:39stop Bond station.
204. 7:42The master of vianese Jugensteel
205. 7:45Ottovagner [music]
206. 7:46was appointed architectural supervisor
207. 7:48for much of the city's underground
208. 7:49system in the 1890s [music]
209. 7:51and the stylish pair of underground
210. 7:53railway exit pavilions he designed next
211. 7:55[music] to Carl's plat are among the
212. 7:57city's most appealing buildings. Well
213. 7:59known for their modern look, floral
214. 8:01[music] motifs, curving roof lines, and
215. 8:04exposed steel framework. In keeping with
216. 8:06Vagner's belief in architectural
217. 8:08honesty, they've achieved the perfect
218. 8:10melding of form and function for the
219. 8:13architectural [music] world, having
220. 8:15opened to the general public in 1899.
221. 8:18The original old line was converted to
222. 8:21the [music] newer Ubon rail system in
223. 8:23the 1980s. For this purpose, plans were
224. 8:26made to destroy the old [music] stopped
225. 8:28bomb station. However, a cry of outrage
226. 8:32from the vianese community saved the two
227. 8:34pavilions to make them function [music]
228. 8:35as part of the modern rail system. They
229. 8:37were first completely dismantled, then
230. 8:40reassembled on a structure that was 7 ft
231. 8:42taller than [music] before. The two
232. 8:44pavilion face each other. One is [music]
233. 8:47now a quirky cafe. The other hosts an
234. 8:50exhibit on Vagner's [music] most famous
235. 8:52work with a model of the architect's
236. 8:54stunning church at Steinhoff [music] as
237. 8:56its centerpiece. Tip around the Carl
238. 8:59Plutz. You can also find the Grand
239. 9:01University of Technology, [music]
240. 9:03St. Charles Church, the Vienna City
241. 9:05Museum. In the summer, Carl Plutz is a
242. 9:08great place to sit under the trees of
243. 9:10Russell Park. When Ottov Wagner [music]
244. 9:13built himself a townhouse at Renwick
245. 9:15three, in the 1890s, it was clearly
246. 9:17still a desirable residence. Now known
247. 9:19as the pallet oasan, [music] occupied by
248. 9:22the Croatian embassy, this early vagner
249. 9:24work is very much in the ringstrasa
250. 9:25[music] style with its elaborate rot
251. 9:28iron balconies and stucco decorations.
252. 9:31Still, you can discern hints of his
253. 9:33later work in touches [music] such as
254. 9:35the projecting cornice and the very fine
255. 9:38reliefs on the upper floor. Despite
256. 9:40[music] its meteoric rise, the Vienna
257. 9:42Secession changed over the years as its
258. 9:45members began [music] to focus on their
259. 9:47individual pursuits and artistic
260. 9:49interest. Eventually, internal
261. 9:51disagreements and the increase in
262. 9:53consumerism distinguish [music] the
263. 9:55movement. Regardless, the movement was a
264. 9:57critical precedent that significantly
265. 10:00contributed to [music] the rise of
266. 10:01culture in Austria throughout the 20th
267. 10:03century. Its memory is cemented in
268. 10:05[music] the secessionist building.
269. 10:07Climp's artwork including the kiss and
270. 10:10Otto Vagner's Colats [music]
271. 10:12metro station. The movement is even
272. 10:15considered a moment of cultural [music]
273. 10:16identity in Austria. In 2004, 100 years
274. 10:21after the group dissolved, the country
275. 10:23issued a cold collector's coin of 100.
276. 10:26[music]
277. 10:28The front featured the secession
278. 10:30building and the back featured a [music]
279. 10:32freeze by Clint. While we may never see
280. 10:34a more powerful and sudden jolt in the
281. 10:37way that architecture [music]
282. 10:38transforms throughout time, we have the
283. 10:41V in a secession to thank for opening
284. 10:44the path for artists and architects
285. 10:45[music]
286. 10:46to introduce modernism as we know it.
287. 10:49That's all for today. See you next week.