By far one of the more modern and creative artists we ever had in our Culture. With hints of contrasted colours here and there, Schiele offered us snapshots of his love life from movies and architecture prospects. His fab drawings did the rest. His daring mind, too. ❤️👍🤗
An artist ahead of his time. Imagine, ugliness over beauty; this was a shocking transition into the century that gave us two world wars and nuclear weapons. A need to scramble into a ditch and to turn away from the madness of conventional forms of existence brings us true innovation. Egon Schiele was a master artist.
The same reason why I quit my Fine Arts course. The teachers where I enrolled think that only one form/style of art exist and that is realism, ie, painting something just like a photograph. Nothing else. I quit within the first week.
@@vozamaraktv-art5595 I studied at Bletchley college and they were totally the opposite they wanted me to find my own story with painting and art in general. They didn't teach me art , they Pushed me and questionod me to find myself and my own art. It's a dramatic shame about your education. You should write a letter to the college and complain.
Enjoyed the video. I’ve always been intrigued by this artist’s work - especially his drawings. The line quality, the sharpness and angularity, the unfinished look. Very skillful artist who died way too young.
Great video! It’s kind of refreshing that despite everything, he had a successful art career. His art style and personality don’t seem conducive to what you would expect from a successful artist, but I’m glad he seemed to beat the odds. It’s a shame he died so young.
True art is truthful. Egon Schiele was truthful. The nickname of "Bad Boy" is a compliment to an artist who was not totally enslaved to societal norms and taboos.
What a curious and informative documentary, Egon is one of my favorite artists, thorough doc with great attention to detail, earned a sub from me, keep up the great work!😊
Very enlightening. I knew (basically) nothing about him. I think his depictions of the human figure are brilliant. Very inspiring. Thank you for making this.
It's so bizarre how ahead of his time he was, even his clothes, hair styles, put it this way. I see WW2 pics and film, and I feel it was long before him, but in reality he died at the end of WW1 from Spanish flu, that to me is wild.
Have no doubt Egon Schiele is one of my preferred painters. He was not only great when drawing. The originality of his prospects, depicted his moods, his states of mind. As fine as his rebel mind and position face to a world full of clichés and prejudices. A world so stuck in values already outdated and laid back, that had to sunk into World Wars twice. Schiele was not only highly creative in his drawings, but his sense of colour is also revealing a call into what is a balanced good taste and beauty. Unfortunately he died too soon. But left us many masterworks. Many pictures each as harrowing or more than the other. The whole of his works prove to keep modern nowadays. As shocking they were, while he was alive. A fantastic and innovative artist. 🤗🙏😔
"Schiele was not only highly creative in his drawings, but his sense of colour is also revealing an appeal into a balanced good taste and beauty." I invite you to digest this thought into something that makes a bit more sense for the connection of the clauses- or, perhaps, do away with the connection all together.
@@mavigogun I may have not expressed myself properly enough. I just meant Schiele had a great sense of colour and he was a very good drawer, too. Managing very well the perspectives from which he looked at his self portraits and models. And then, no, I do not know to what "clauses" are you referring to. But if said it, the way I just did, you have understood me, we would be at least, sharing a common ground. Anycase, I appreciate your critic. If you want to tell me about those clauses, you may be teaching or enlightening 'bout something new for me. Am far from pretending to know more than so many paintors, drawers, experts, critics and good connaisseurs as there are in this world. I may not even be, nothing but a mere dilettante in what pictures concern. Am only a humble Art Lover who would be happy to know more. My father yes, he painted quite fine. He knew much more than me about, and even won some awards. Thanks for any kind lesson you could bring us about Egon Schiele works. Like it a lot, that's all. 🙄😇🙏👍🏻
@@rickartdefoix1298 A clause is a part of speech in English, in granularity smaller than a sentence. In this case, the word "but" creates a condition between two clauses, with everything after the "but" incomplete without what came before the preceding comma, and so called a "dependent clause". "But" suggests an exception to the preceding clause- for example, "I love you, but you are just no good for me." No such conditional contrast seemed suggested in your post. More substantively, I sensed that something nuanced was being said here- "his sense of colour is also revealing a call into what is a balanced good taste and beauty" -but couldn't riddle what was intended by the combination of words, "a call into". Regardless, I appreciate your taking time to reflect on what we viewed independently, making it feel more like a shared experience.
@@mavigogun Am speedy when thinking and writing. Don't have much time to correct. Have found much more serious grammar defects and or lack about articulate English when chatting with Americans about politics. And none of them cared. Neither did I dared or be willing to correct them. Would have thought it ugly. And/or, deviating them from the subject. What's important in these kind of chats, think, is to be understood and them bringing new and interesting ideas. About the heart of the matter under study or dealt. Many are satisfied just knowing they are being understood. Think am the more often, saying what I want Properly enough to be well understood. Have never been corrected before, neither me correcting others. Thought what was and still here the main thing, is what we are telling about this artist. Am really sad to see that for you, this subject wasn't apparently the main thing. Thought you meant something new about ES pictures. Thanks anyway for your remarks. 🙄🤔😳😇🙏
My man died at 28?? Low key hated him in the beginning but I like him now I'm sad the damn guy died so young:( I'm 28 this year in July and man I need to get off my ass and paint more.
I agree. I thought the narration was a way to not let Schiele's work speak for itself. Or a rehash of opinions expressed by others a hundred years ago. Certainly little originality in the narration, although it was a great exhibition of his work.
They didn't show any of his numerous paintings depicting very young like 12 yr old girls nude and certainly sexually exploitative given the age of the models
Dr Erwin von Graff, a gynecologist at the University Women's Clinic in Vienna, apparently met Schiele in early 1910 through Carl Reininghaus. Graff permitted Schiele to draw patients (women and newborn infants) and provided medical treatment for one of the artist's girlfriends in May 1910.
His intense somewhat transgressive work has given successors sanction to draw what they see and feel. I love his aesthetic and books about him would be among the last to go in my collection. Here's hoping he does not get cancelled. Tossing out his loyal girlfriend for the respectability of marriage was ruthless. .
In hindsight, when beauty is at it's apex, it's nemesis is always lurking in the shadows (and vice versa). That's seems to be the nature of fashion. If there was no Schiele, one would have to be invented and someone had to go there.
47:40 may I ask what particularities of his work make it so susceptible to light? What paintings did he use that had such poor lightfastness? or what happened to the artwork? smoke? something else that make them so weak to light?
At last! A non-American cultural misappropriation of Van Gogh! Thank you. I am so sick of hearing people raving about how good VvG is, then re-naming him as, perhaps, a Pizza Delivery service. Could you do the same for all those new age types channelling St. Germain, but who have no idea how to pronounce his name? ;-)
12:58 "made many drawings from these willing models." Oh stop it! They were children and they weren't old enough to give consent. He was a great artist, but that doesn't mean you have to downplay his pedophilia.
@@arti-facts-4u It's pedophilia to be sexually attracted to children. He was probably a pedophile. If we are going to really look at this artist, let us really see him--the good and the bad.
@@borianka I don't like modernist art in general. Perhaps because I got beat over the head with it growing up in Vienna and it's all so hideous compared to all the classical architecture and art here. I'm not an art guy either, so I haven't "learned to like it" yet. I just got this video randomly recommended and thought I'd comment for the algorithm. I'm a simple man, I like classical art and concept art.
@𓆏 got it but for me Vienna is THE PLACE for art... classic and new./I'm a restorer, I live in Greece so I love the classics... not only... but I wonder. .. why do you have this, since you don't like modern art... maybe something inside you needs answers.... honestly... I envy you for getting a chance to see those guts stretching out on the buildings. .. Good! why didn't I know about this...bad karma I sure have...after all we met here...so...there is a chance you can see something beyond your comfort and I'm glad to witness it:)
@@borianka That's understandable, that's one of the coolest jobs in the world. I get some of modernism, but in general I just dislike the kind of ugly world modernist thought as a whole has created. Everything is so hideous compared to anything created ~before World War 1. These soulless buildings everywhere and meaningless deconstructed art. It makes me depressed to have to look at it all day. It's anti-human. Versus when you walk through the old parts of the city, you feel at home, at ease, invigorated. Of course, to some extent that is survivorship bias, but that's even more reason to replicate it today. People for sometimes thousands of years have agreed "yep that's beautiful, we should keep that around". I don't think this will hold true for modernist architecture. Same for art. If I instinctively think it's beautiful, I like it. If I don't, I don't. And I don't for modernism (and post-modernism, for that matter.). Of course there's "modern" art (as in recently made) I find nice, not sure how to put that under an umbrella, all I can say is it definitely isn't modernism or post-moderism. I could go on about this forever, but I think you get the point. I don't think I'm going to change my mind about that lol. It's the cave man part of my brain that says "this rock look nice".
Being "full of yourself" doesn't make one a "horrible person"- that is a different quality all together. I can't say as I am in a position to judge you or he.
@@mavigogun Trust me, I know what I’m writing about here. In his case it was not funny or easy. He was way too full of himself and a seriously horrible person. But I’m certainly a big fan of his great work. I’m not judging, just mentioning the facts.
@@fideliusconcrete4871 There is no learning with statements of "trust me"- either you will elucidate, and distinguish the worth of your apprehension, or not, and leave the impression of a vandal throwing mud.
History shows otherwise. They revere eg Durer. The Nazi Third Reich was obsessed with stamping out 'Degenerate Art' while their leaders were plundering collections for their private collections see recent Hitler vs Picasso (DVD).
@@PeterPepper93 no. I get it. I see it. But it just feels toxic. He has toxic evergy I guess. I don't know why you'd want it around or why people would like it. Even if he is a great artist.
@@arti-facts-4u Well played! To elaborate further on my comment : the documentary is very interesting and informative about Schiele and, although the narration does seem slightly distanced, this doesn't completely overshadow the experience.
A lot of people are bitching and moaning about the text-to-voice software that produces the narration but it's not easy to find someone with an amazing radio voice to read it for you. Also, this software has come a long way and is not nearly as robotic as its earlier iterations. I think Arti-facts is doing an amazing job and we should focus on the substance over the style!
