Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt is a noted Austrian artist who was active in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Well known for his abstract takes on figures and splendid golden colors, his work was a subject of controversy at the time and was important to several art movements of the era. Some later works would imitate his distinct style.

The best known and most iconic work of Gustav Klimt is The Kiss, with Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I also being well known.

• Alien Geometries: Some of the patterns in his paintings are otherworldly, and some of the positioning doesn't make sense in a conventional scene.
• Animesque: A Ur Example, with Japanese woodblock prints being an influence on his work.
• Anywhere but Their Lips: In The Kiss, the woman is being kissed on her cheeks rather than on her lips.
• Bling of War: His depiction of Pallas Athena depicts beautiful armor of golden scales, with a small carving just below the neck. Her helmet is also golden of course.
• Bloodless Carnage: In his work Judith and the Head of Holofernes Judith and the decapitated head of Holofernes are free of any visible blood.
• Crazy Cat Artist: Is said to have let a number of cats into his studio.
• Early Installment Weirdness: His earlier works tend to be far more conventional and less stylized, though still executed with a high degree of proficiency.
• Extra Eyes: Eyelike shapes frequently appear in his work, such as in Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
• Eyes Do Not Belong There: His spamming of eye motifs outside the face can invoke feelings of discomfort.
• Gold Makes Everything Shiny: Well known for using gold in his paintings to give them extra effect with the golden shine.
• Just Here for The Kiss: The Kiss is his most iconic work.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: Some of his original works were destroyed, leaving reproductions and photographs to fill the void.
• Physical God: His depiction of Pallas Athena as a giant woman carrying another woman in her hand.
• Take That, Critics!: His Not Safe for Work piece Goldfish (To my critics) features a woman Mooning the viewer as a goldfish looks at the viewer and grins.

Video Games

• The aesthetics of Transistor frequently draw from the work of Klimt.