Klimt and Expressionism. Gustav Klimt - The Beethoven Frieze: The Longing... – Casablanca Syndrome. Secession. Gustav Klimt - Beethoven Frieze, Gerwald Rockenschaub - Plattform, Photo: Wolfgang Thaler Folder_Close_up_Gustav_Klimt_Gerwald_Rockenschaub_Plattform_en.pdfBROWSING THROUGH THE FOLDER... The Beethoven Frieze close up, as seen by conservators and artists With the twin exhibition projects Close-up – Gustav Klimt ~ Gerwald Rockenschaub – Plattform, artist Gerwald Rockenschaub, the Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments, and the conservators at Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts reflect on a key work from the period of artistic renewal at the dawn of the 20th century.
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Klimt's birth, the Secession offers visitors a detailed look at the Beethoven Frieze, shedding both scientific and artistic light on this icon of cultural history. GERWALD ROCKENSCHAUB, Plattform (2012) Plattform displays many features that are characteristic of Rockenschaub's artistic idiom: standard commercial materials, symbolic minimalism, monochrome surfaces. Klimt - Water snakes (friends) I.jpg (JPEG Image, 1744 × 4573 pixels) - Scaled (19%) Klimt - Water snakes (friends) I.