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Wagner's Late Embrace of Secession
- Otto Wagner embraced the Vienna Secession movement in his late 50s, engaging with a much younger generation of artists.
- His openness to younger ideas and his charisma deeply influenced many students and contemporaries.
Vienna Secession and Art Nouveau
- The Vienna Secession was a reaction against conservative art bodies and embraced a new, flowing, decorative style known as Art Nouveau.
- This style mixed modern technology with historical and exotic motifs, blending craft with newer industrial possibilities.
Karlsplatz Station's Art Nouveau Fusion
- The Karlsplatz Stadtbahn station combines structural modernity with decorative Art Nouveau elements.
- It features iron frames with marble panels and stylized sunflower motifs, blending new materials with ornamental design.