Secession in Croatian cities

 

Secession in  Croatian cities

by Maša Dumančić

Secession is a movement in art, which „started“ in Austria. We can see „traces“ of secession in  many Croatian cities. For example, we can see it in: Osijek, Split, Zagreb, Zadar, Dubrovnik and many more. The mission of secession was making art that doesn't separate young and old people, secession artists in Croatia wanted to „follow“ artists in Vienna and they were inspired by nature and, because of that, they wanted to put classy look on every building that they were building. Secession 'arrived' in Croatian cities in the 19th century and, as I said, it was inspired by foreign artists who came from more developed cities.  So, secession is a unique style which made an impact on art and architecture. As I said, in Croatian cities, traces of secession are visible today in many streets with a lot of beautiful buildings.