Bror Geijer Göthe
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Bror Geijer Göthe was a Swedish
artist, a painter and textile
artist who revived late medieval methods.
parish of Maria Magdalena
in 1892 and grew up in the suburb of Djursholm
outside the city..
Bror Geijer Göthe was called von Geijer after his mother and was the youngest of five children who were raised by his father Georg Göthe and a maid called Hanna after their mother died in 1896..
Göthe grew up in an evironment full of aristocrat families such as the Follins, Hamiltons and Lilliehööks. His godfather was the Swedish poet, novelist, essayist and idealist
philosopher Viktor Rydberg
.
roots.
The significance of Bror Geijer Göthe's art was the innovative way of using the technique of embroidery
in art. The way he combined as well as introduced new possibilities for interpreting and enjoying Christian art from the Middle Ages was important for the survival of medieval contemporary art. Because of this, he is, without any doubt, a role model in Swedish sacred textile art. Medieval art could once more be appreciated and could explain some fundamental aspects about the Christian Church. His art can be described as an Art Nouveau
-inspired religious pieces and he followed two different paths in his artistic life; one with a strong personal character presentation where the naturalistic or the plastic characters are central on the composition of the piece and, the other path was focusing on the beauty of Art and can nearly be described as strictly decorative.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
artist, a painter and textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
artist who revived late medieval methods.
Life
He was born in the StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
parish of Maria Magdalena
Maria Magdalena Church
Maria Magdalena Church is a church on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden.The church plan has a nave but no aisles. In its eastern end is a three-sided choir and the transept taking up three bays. In the corners of the crossing are enlargement from various periods, all serving liturgical...
in 1892 and grew up in the suburb of Djursholm
Djursholm
Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area.-History:...
outside the city..
Bror Geijer Göthe was called von Geijer after his mother and was the youngest of five children who were raised by his father Georg Göthe and a maid called Hanna after their mother died in 1896..
Göthe grew up in an evironment full of aristocrat families such as the Follins, Hamiltons and Lilliehööks. His godfather was the Swedish poet, novelist, essayist and idealist
Idealism
In philosophy, idealism is the family of views which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing...
philosopher Viktor Rydberg
Viktor Rydberg
Abraham Viktor Rydberg was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877-1895...
.
His works
Göthe was a recognized painter and a textile artist. He was, together with Elsa Flensburg, Märtha Gahn and Märtha Hjortzberg-Reuterswärd, one of the founders of "Ateljé Handtryck", 1915, which was a textile workshop producing textiles based on late medieval manufacturing. Göthe was also a co-worker in "Libraria Konsthantverk AB", which was the Swedish Church’s committee connected to the textile industry. His works indicate that he was strongly influenced by the Middle Ages, frequently depicting religious scenes or ornamental compositions. However, his earliest works had ChineseChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
roots.
The significance of Bror Geijer Göthe's art was the innovative way of using the technique of embroidery
Embroidery
Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins....
in art. The way he combined as well as introduced new possibilities for interpreting and enjoying Christian art from the Middle Ages was important for the survival of medieval contemporary art. Because of this, he is, without any doubt, a role model in Swedish sacred textile art. Medieval art could once more be appreciated and could explain some fundamental aspects about the Christian Church. His art can be described as an Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
-inspired religious pieces and he followed two different paths in his artistic life; one with a strong personal character presentation where the naturalistic or the plastic characters are central on the composition of the piece and, the other path was focusing on the beauty of Art and can nearly be described as strictly decorative.