On July 14, 1862, the painter Gustav Klimt, who was a representative of the modernist movement of the Viennese secession, was born. Today we pay tribute to him with the enigmatic phrases of Gustav Klimt on the day of his birth .
He stands out for his works on canvas and personal colors. In this way, he brings sensual energy, reflected with special clarity in his many notes and pencil sketches.
What are Gustav Klimt’s outstanding quotes?
There is no self-portrait of me. I am not interested in my own personality as the object of a painting, but rather I am interested in other people, especially women, other appearances… I am convinced that as a person I am not particularly interesting.
I am convinced that I am not a particularly interesting person. There is nothing special about me. I am a painter, someone who paints every day from morning to night. Figures, landscapes; occasionally portraits.
When I paint, one of my greatest feelings of pleasure is the awareness that I am creating gold.
Young people no longer understand me. They go elsewhere. It is a bit early for that which, in general, is the luck of every artist. Youth always wants to tear down what has already been done. But that’s not why I’m going to be moody with them.
Art is a line around your thoughts. They are the enigmatic phrases of Gustav Klimt on the day of his birth.
Once I have finished a painting, I don’t want to waste months justifying it to the crowd. For me, the key is not to know how many have liked it, but who has liked it.
I’m not used to speaking in public or writing, and even less so if it’s about myself or my work … Anyone who wants to know something about me, as an artist worthy of interest, should look at my paintings carefully and try to recognize in them what I am and what I’m looking for.
Words, spoken or written, do not come easily to me, especially when I have to say something about myself or my work. If someone wants to discover something in me, they can carefully contemplate my paintings and try to discover through them what I am and what I want.
Anyone who would like to know something about me —as an artist, which is the only thing that is of interest— should look closely at my paintings and search them to discover what I am and what I want.
