Last time I introduced Schiele to my Blog. This time I delve a little bit deeper as I am a great admirer of his raw depictions of human forms and flesh. Schiele is known to have been a pupil of Gustav Klimt, who is widely known for idealising the human form. Klimt's objects were mostly portrayed as elegant fin-de-siecle figures, but Schiele's models (both male, female and his self- portraits) are raw and make the viewer aware of his vulnerability.
Why are the two painters, who shared so much in common, then so different? I explained a bit of the reasoning behind this already in my previous post. The plausible and perhaps single most important reason for Schiele's rigid way of depicting human forms is the conservative Viennese milieu he resided in. I reckon that the claustrophobic nature of Austria at that time (and especially Vienna) arose a certain anger (or perhaps better "urge") in the young painter. The fact that Schiele got arrested for his depiction of naked females is clear evidence for his struggle with social order.
Why are the two painters, who shared so much in common, then so different? I explained a bit of the reasoning behind this already in my previous post. The plausible and perhaps single most important reason for Schiele's rigid way of depicting human forms is the conservative Viennese milieu he resided in. I reckon that the claustrophobic nature of Austria at that time (and especially Vienna) arose a certain anger (or perhaps better "urge") in the young painter. The fact that Schiele got arrested for his depiction of naked females is clear evidence for his struggle with social order.
Schiele died at the age of 28, far too young for such a brilliant mind...
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