The Tate- Liverpool.

Recently i visited 'The Tate'. A large museum well situated on the outskirts of Liverpools city centre.

When first entering The Tate you are hit with Rodin's 'The Kiss'. Just in the lobby way, as a lovely taster before actually going into the main exhibition area. From the 30th of May to the 31st of August the main exhibition is 'Gustav Klimt- painting, design & modern life in Vienna 1900'. The exhibition displays dozens upon dozens of Klimts pieces, by no means scamming you into coming along to see a few copies and early pencil sketches; quite the opposite infact. The exhibition has nine days left, so if you are in and around Liverpool-go!

Klimt was a very influencial artist and designer in the 1900's. He was part of a group of artists called 'The Viennese Secession' Who pushed for art to be moved forward and dare to use materials that werent just pencils and paints. Klimt used a wide range of materials within his pieces including gold leaf and jewels which make every piece he does so mind boggling complicated that you could stare at it for days.

Klimt also liked to show the difference of people and different forces and circumstances that put people into certain roles. A great example of this is 'The Beethoven Frieze' That was situated in the centre of the first room of the exhibition. It shows figures representing sickness, maddness and death merging into figures that represent compassion and ambition. (It is the first picture above.)

The next example of Klimts work showing how people differ with time and experience is his area of work named 'The world in Female Form' This piece shows how women go through the young, prime and old. Having a rather depressing look on old age...(Second picture above).

I believe Klimts work is very influencial within art and design because without him and his group of believers bizarre outlook on life and art itself the chances of design being moved forward smoothly and successfully as it was in this time period probably would not have happened so successfully. The Tate in Liverpool is a great building and this exhibition too. It's situated on the first and fourth floor (a lovely treck when you're scared of lifts).