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Egon Schiele
Expressive Sensuality
Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2003;5:212-213.
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TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY VIENNA was a hotbed of contradictions. The proud capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire enchanted the world with the glamorous façade of a glittery metropolis while boasting a refined sense of modernity. Below this bejeweled and self-affirming exterior lay a city of rampant corruption, poverty, and social tension. Under these opposing strains the masterful artist Egon Schiele emerged. He created a unique vision of expressive sensuality, in which the human form was captured with a ferocity so intense that it bordered on the grotesque.
Born the son of a railroad official, Schiele (1890-1918) was reared in the confining reality that his destiny lay with the railway industry. However, his artistic inclinations appeared early and compelled him to pursue his talents to their fullest expression. His rare artistry surpassing his leanings toward locomotive engineering, he sought to fulfill his dream with formal academic training at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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