Other revivals include Roller Poster (2006, HiH), Libido (2021, Matthijs Herzberg), Viatge Quimic by Joan Mas and Preta (2017) by Maximiliano Sproviero. The Secessionists were inspired by Richard Wagner’s idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk - the total work of art of which he dreamed in which all the disciplines were fused in an audiovisual whole. In 2015 Nick Curtis created the psychedelic / art nouveau typeface Versacrum NF, which is based on the hand-lettering of Alfred Roller for Ver Sacrum magazine in 1903. a history art nouveau magazines ver sacrum index of members. His Curvy Block Lettering style resurfaces in the 1960s in the era of psychedelia, and in particular in the work of Wes Wilson. The secessionist movement dissolved in 1905, and Alfred Roller moved on to theater set design, a craft in which he flourished. For the exhibition, Alfred Roller was commissioned to design the central part of the rear. Matthijs Herzberg refers to it as Curvy Block Lettering. The 14th Exhibition of the Vienna Secession taking place from 15 April to 27 June 1902 as a homage to Max Klinger’s Beethoven sculpture differs from contemporaneous activities venerating the composer in its inherent notion of a Gesamtkunstwerk. His style of lettering can best be described as squares of roughly even size, with curvy inner cuts placed to create the shape of letters. In 1903, Roller drew a great psychedelic calendar for Ver Sacrum, which can be seen today at Letterform archive. Roller also served as director at the Kunstgewereschule (School of Applied Arts) in Vienna. Poster For The 14th Exhibition Of Vienna Secession, 1902 Face Mask by Alfred Roller. He became president of the movement in 1902 and editor-in-chief of the Secessionist movement's magazine, Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring). He was one of the founding members of the influential Vienna Secession for whom he designed numerous exhibition posters. Founding member of Vienna Secession, designed posters for exhibits and covers for VER SACRUM magazine, professor and later director at the Kunstgewereschule. Secession poster 1902 Alfred Roller Artikelnummer: PODE-PI-137-A3S. Alfred Roller (Brno, 1864-1935, Vienna) Another founding member of the Viennese Secession who also acted as president from 1902 to 1905 was Alfred Roller.

Labelled as a ‘Potemkin City’ in the Secession magazine ‘Ver. Take a stroll along the Ringstrasse today the former location of Vienna’s city walls, and one finds a pastiche of 18th century neo-classical architecture built mostly as a showcase for the grandeur of the Habsburg Empire. TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated onĪustrian graphic designer, painter and lettering artist during the secessionist period, who lived from 1864 (b. The Vienna Secession: A HistoryBy: Roberto Rosenman.

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