The Perfect Shade of Green
Attersee, Gustav Klimt
Most people have The Kiss in mind when they think of Klimt. This painting from his summers at Attersee will likely broaden your picture of his work!
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Green has always been a favorite color of mine. Unfortunately for my mom, who had to drive me all over town shopping, I was always looking for the perfect shade of green. While looking at the images below, which shade is your favorite?
No. Green. No. I, Yayoi Kusama
Waterlilies, Claude Monet
Blue and Green Music, Georgia O’Keeffe
Tree Block, Paul Bailey
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The color green can positively affect thinking, relationships, and physical health.3 Green is also thought to relieve stress and help heal. You'll often find green in the decor of medical facilities. (verywell mind)
Which of the paintings above makes you feel calm and relaxed?
Is the subject or the shade of green that makes you feel this way?
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Shades of Green- Go on a walk to find the greens listed below. Take a picture of each. (FYI: The meanings of green can vary by shade.)
Bright green: Rebirth, spring
Olive green: Tranquility, earthiness, elegance
Dark green: Fertility, greed, money, drive
Yellowish green: Illness, envy, decay
Aqua: Cleanliness, freshness, water
Pale green: Peace
Listen to Friday Fix #235 to learn why colors affect us so much.
About the Artist: Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt was born in 1862 in a suburb of Vienna. His father, Ernst Klimt, was a gold engraver, and his mother, Anna Klimt, was an accomplished amateur artist. Klimt is known for his ornate, decorative style and use of gold leaf in his paintings. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by frank eroticism. (Gustav Klimt)
However, his time at Attersee was significant. Beginning in the late 1890s, Gustav Klimt visited Attersee each summer. Between 1900 and 1916, he created around 40 of his more than 50 known landscape paintings in this region and thus created an impressive artistic legacy for Attersee. Please read about this time and his AMAZING use of Green: Gustav Klimt at Attersee.
Litzlberg am Attersee
Allee zum Schloss Kammer
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Thanks for this post, as always. Green is my favorite color. I’ve always loved olive green, it’s soothing to me. Of these, I like the O’Keefe palette.