Gustav Klimt's style is best described as highly decorative Art Nouveau with Symbolist undertones. Imagine opulent mosaics shimmering on canvas! Key characteristics include:
- Gold leaf: Klimt famously incorporated gold leaf, giving his paintings a luxurious and ethereal quality.
- Ornate patterns: Geometric shapes, swirling lines, and intricate details fill his canvases.
- Symbolic figures: Often female, his figures are sensual and enigmatic, representing beauty, desire, and the cycles of life and death.
- Flat perspective: He often flattened the background, bringing the foreground figures to the forefront.
Common themes: Love, beauty, life and death, and female sensuality.
Tie his name to his style: Think "Klimt = Kisses in Luxurious Iridescent Mosaics with Tendrils." The "Tendrils" refer to the decorative, swirling lines.
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