Hungarian Art Nouveau: Artists' Colony of Gödöllö
Opening event: arch , 7PM
In the framework of the Banad (Brussels Art Nouveau & Art Deco) Festival, a joint exhibition of the Balassi Institute in Brussels and the City Museum of Gödöll about the Artists' Colony of Gödöllö.
From March o May />
riné Nagy Cecília – curator
In 1901 Aladár Körösfi-Kriesch together with his friend and brother-in-law, Sándor Nagy, founded their colony in Gödöll. Their principles summed up what they learned and experienced during their Roman and Parisian studies, but also relied on the heritage of the English Pre-Raphaelites, endorsing John Ruskin and Willian Morris's intentions to renew art. Gödöll was a popular royal holiday resort at that time, its beautiful natural environment, its good transportation, its proximity to Budapest proved to be an appropriate place for the artists to settle.
The newly come artists were creating in all fields of art. Their intention was to make life more beautiful by their creations. Besides their major works of art, they also designed unique, artistically-designed objects of applied arts. They created an exquisite work of wall-decorations (fresco, glass painting, mosaic sgraffiti art), which made their efforts even more widespread. We can find their most beautiful works in Budapest, as well as in cities of the former Austro - Hungarian Monarchy.
They lived in a community, in which we can recognise the lifestyle-reforming efforts of the beginning of the century. Vegetarian meals, everyday sport, reformed clothing, natural medicine, classical and contemporary literary readings, home- concerts were all parts of their daily lives.
The joint exhibition of the Balassi Institute in Brussels and the City Museum of Gödöll wishes to draw attention to a special section of the Hungarian Art Nouveau, when presenting the Artists' Colony of Gödöll, bringing new both in their lifestyle and art.
More information :
In the framework of the Banad (Brussels Art Nouveau & Art Deco) Festival, a joint exhibition of the Balassi Institute in Brussels and the City Museum of Gödöll about the Artists' Colony of Gödöllö.
From March o May />
riné Nagy Cecília – curator
In 1901 Aladár Körösfi-Kriesch together with his friend and brother-in-law, Sándor Nagy, founded their colony in Gödöll. Their principles summed up what they learned and experienced during their Roman and Parisian studies, but also relied on the heritage of the English Pre-Raphaelites, endorsing John Ruskin and Willian Morris's intentions to renew art. Gödöll was a popular royal holiday resort at that time, its beautiful natural environment, its good transportation, its proximity to Budapest proved to be an appropriate place for the artists to settle.
The newly come artists were creating in all fields of art. Their intention was to make life more beautiful by their creations. Besides their major works of art, they also designed unique, artistically-designed objects of applied arts. They created an exquisite work of wall-decorations (fresco, glass painting, mosaic sgraffiti art), which made their efforts even more widespread. We can find their most beautiful works in Budapest, as well as in cities of the former Austro - Hungarian Monarchy.
They lived in a community, in which we can recognise the lifestyle-reforming efforts of the beginning of the century. Vegetarian meals, everyday sport, reformed clothing, natural medicine, classical and contemporary literary readings, home- concerts were all parts of their daily lives.
The joint exhibition of the Balassi Institute in Brussels and the City Museum of Gödöll wishes to draw attention to a special section of the Hungarian Art Nouveau, when presenting the Artists' Colony of Gödöll, bringing new both in their lifestyle and art.
More information :
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