03 — ARTWORK
Maison & Atelier Horta: staircase
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When he was building his own house, Horta felt himself free to use all the construction elements he considered important. Wood was to soar now as well. Every piece of furnishing is constructed on the same static/energetic principle, where wood - like stone - sometimes loses its natural character as material and is similarly transformed into a flowing, sculptural material. The end result is an Art Nouveau synthesis of art, a <i>GesamtkunstwerkThe German term Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art") describes an artwork, design, or creative process where different art forms are combined to create a single cohesive whole. The concept was originally associated with Richard Wagner and his music dramas. Remaining most popular in Germany and Austria, it was developed throughout the 19th and early 20th century by a range of European art movements and became a core tenet of modern art. Although it fell out of favour in the post-modern period, the term is still sometimes used today to describe multimedia artworks and installations..</i>
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Maison & Atelier Horta: staircase by HORTA, Victor},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/horta-victor-r80286e06445cf6/maison--atelier-horta-staircase-r4c26599ac0dc7a},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
