sustained investigation

<n>The Sirens</n> (1892) by artist <n>John Longstaff</n>.

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Detail of <n>Le feu d'artifice (Fireworks)</n> (1887) by <n>James Ensor</n>.

Artwork by <n>Idir Davaine</n> for <n>Jorum Studio</n> and musician <n>tee_illa</n>.

<n>Orpheus</n> (c. 1903-1910), a pastel by French <n>Symbolist</n> artist <n>Odilon Redon</n>.

<n>Small scale study for design of The Hours</n> (c. 1904-1911) by artist <n>Edwin Austin Abbey</n>.

## **Symbolism**

-   relation between senses- link between line and color and sounds/scents
-   allegories and symbols (hence *symbol*ism)
-   subjectivity- the inner experience- psychological introspection
-   eyes are mirrors of the soul
-   no singular style, united by subject matters and themes
-   dreamlike and surreal
-   less focused on creating 3-dimensional space- flat



## **Odilon Redon**

## **Gustav Klimt**

## **Edvard Munch**

## **Paul Gauguin**

(and definitely a bunch more)

## not painters but influential?: **Charles Baudelaire** and **Claude Debussy**

(again the connection across art forms)

A painting by German artist <n>Hermann Henrich</n>.

A photograph from the series <n>Art Forms in Nature</n> (1928) by photographer <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n>.

<n>The Angels of Sodom</n> (c. 1890) by artist <n>Gustave Moreau</n>.