Art Nouveau was most successfully practiced in the decorative
arts. The artists chose themes involving symbolism, especially
in terms of eroticism; their designs often processed dreamlike
and exotic forms. The richly ornamented and asymmetrical style
has influenced even architecture. This type of style was very
radically different compared to the styles prior 1890’s. Vienna
Secession attempts to create a modern style without historicism.
It was founded in 1897 in Vienna, Austria, by a group of
artists, sculptors, architects, and designers. The building
itself, however, rejects more lively and Art Nouveau
expressions; it advocates rational construction, simplicity and
honest use of materials, which will turn into an influence on
modern developments to follow this period. The Vienna Secession
A monumental mass and geometrical pure forms, such as horizontal
rectangles and cubes, are dominant in the composition, while
still holding bits and pieces of the ornamentation aspects of
classical styles, though the ornam