Moser was born in 1868 in Vienna to a family who supported his desire to study art. Koloman Moser - Tanzende Mädchen, 1898 (Left) / Vorfrühl(Right) Koloman Moser and the Founding of the Viennese Secession Similar to Art Nouveau arabesques and floral motifs, these solutions showed the shift towards different aesthetic, inspired by Japanese textile patterns and designs. His portfolio of designs, Die Quelle, created between 1901-2 placed the themes that stayed in production for many years. His oeuvre covered a wide range of artworks from graphic, furniture, and interior design, to applied arts and painting. One of the foremost artists of the Vienna Secession, Moser was also a founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, along with his colleague and friend Josef Hoffman. Shaping the graphic art of the 20th century, a pioneer of modern design, Koloman Kolo Moser was creating in various types of media, making two and three-dimensional pieces in a distinctive combination of predominantly geometric shapes with its surroundings that resulted with rhythmical space of cubic forms and contrasting colors.
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