Klimt Gustav
The next person in the list of the most important historical figures in Austria is Klimt Gustav. Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, who lived from July 14, 1862, to February 6, 1918, was a key figure in the Vienna Secession movement. Paintings, murals, drawings, and other works of art by Klimt are well known. Klimt's works are characterized by a frank sexuality, and his main topic was the female body. He created landscapes in addition to his figurative pieces, which included allegories and portraits. Klimt was the Vienna Secessionist artist who was most affected by Japanese art and its techniques.
He was an accomplished traditional painter of architectural embellishments early in his career. As his work took on a more distinctive look, it became the focus of controversy, which peaked when the paintings he finished around 1900 for the ceiling of the University of Vienna's Great Hall were branded as pornographic. After that, he stopped taking on new public commissions, but his "golden phase" paintings, many of which feature gold leaf, saw new success. Klimt's art had a big impact on his younger friend Egon Schiele.
The title sequence for the animated adaptation of the manga series Elfen Lied was inspired by several of Klimt's most well-known pieces from his golden time. The artwork was reconstructed to match with the series' own characters and was then organized as a montage with the song "Lilium." The beginning of the anime Sound of the Sky, which shared the same director as Elfen Lied, was likewise heavily influenced by Klimt's artwork. Klimt's artwork served as inspiration for the layout of Centopia on the television show Mia and Me. Klimt-inspired patterns and decorations are also used in the Transistor video game's visual design. Numerous collector coins and medals have featured Gustav Klimt and his work, including the 100 Euro Painting Gold Coin that the Austrian Mint released on November 5, 2003. Klimt is shown in his workshop on the reverse with two incomplete paintings propped up on easels.
