06.05.2018. Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria. - Salzberg - Hallstatt.
Does anyone need to justify a visit to Salzberg, Hallstatt and Vienna? Such a rich array of cultural objectives and activities await the traveller there. My visit was to be an adventure with the main purpose of Photography and a personal curiosity of all things cultural, to achieve some good photos of me, some perhaps in interesting locations, I focused on a simply planned excursion without specifics in the itinerary. But for this excursion I became increasingly influenced by some of my more favored accounts of art history.
I became more familiar and at ease with the architecture and the urban feel of the city by looking through the work and style of the artists I had studied, particularly through the work of the artists I knew to be "inhabiting" those Vienese galleries. I could easily conclude that they helped me enjoy that city. I seriously believe that I got to know how to feel my way around the city through the spirit of some famous artists combined with my appreciation of art and aesthetics. For me the most important artists are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. To be honest, I hadn't felt really mesmerized by any art work to such a strong degree from any gallery before, even though I'd already experienced quite a few art museums including Paris Louvres and National gallery in London and so on.. But when I saw some of the art works from Schiele or Klimt I couldn't pass by easily and I just gazed at them for a long time because I had become so familiar with the artists' story and background, so my impression was that much more informed.
Does anyone need to justify a visit to Salzberg, Hallstatt and Vienna? Such a rich array of cultural objectives and activities await the traveller there. My visit was to be an adventure with the main purpose of Photography and a personal curiosity of all things cultural, to achieve some good photos of me, some perhaps in interesting locations, I focused on a simply planned excursion without specifics in the itinerary. But for this excursion I became increasingly influenced by some of my more favored accounts of art history.
I became more familiar and at ease with the architecture and the urban feel of the city by looking through the work and style of the artists I had studied, particularly through the work of the artists I knew to be "inhabiting" those Vienese galleries. I could easily conclude that they helped me enjoy that city. I seriously believe that I got to know how to feel my way around the city through the spirit of some famous artists combined with my appreciation of art and aesthetics. For me the most important artists are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. To be honest, I hadn't felt really mesmerized by any art work to such a strong degree from any gallery before, even though I'd already experienced quite a few art museums including Paris Louvres and National gallery in London and so on.. But when I saw some of the art works from Schiele or Klimt I couldn't pass by easily and I just gazed at them for a long time because I had become so familiar with the artists' story and background, so my impression was that much more informed.
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Belevedere Palace was so huge and there were a lot of things I could see but I concentrated on those two artists' works, comparing theirs. Therefore, I was satisfied with what I experienced even if I narrowed my field of vision, I did so to intensify my enjoyment of very specific parts of the galleries. Now I'm looking forward to visiting other different galleries all over the world, with the same attitude of mind, I'll research the stories and the background of each important artist before I visit a city!!
'One’s destination is never a place, but always a new way of seeing things.' said someone..
10.05.2018. Salzburg, Austria.
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/cultural-history-of-ireland/hallstatt-celtic- culture.htm#definition
When the departure date of my trip was just around the corner, I was very excited, I was so tired of the fickle and gloomy weather in London at that time, by good fortune the weather was sunny in Austria! To me, it was a trip; not only for the cultural heights of art and architecture but also a moment to avoid the rain and recharge my batteries with the warmth of the sun. When I arrived in Salzburg, where I enjoyed open scenery more than the architecture and art in the beautiful museums, I felt supreme happiness in the warmth of the sunshine. But, when I went to Hallstatt, a small town near Salzburg, the weather deteriorated and was not as good as I thought it would be. It took quite a bit of time and effort to get there
and I was really looking forward to going so I became a little bit disappointed about that. Also, I don't think there was anything particularly special compared to its popularity.
This helped me conclude that planning a visit simply because the location is popular is not always a good strategy.
But I just looked at the peaceful lake and the not so grand but attractive church for a long time. And I placed a Gothvos inscribed Greenstone from Kernow: Cornwall U.K. the stone hints towards the hidden culture of Hallstatt Celtic cultures for someone who went there because of its historic associations but lost interest immediately (like me), hoping someone may like to find a little bit of fun when seeing the stone.
