A kindIn 1899, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hessen and the Rhine established an artist colony in Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, and later turned to The Regent of Fine Arts promised that in addition to economic promotion, the most important thing was to obtain a royal seat.The mayor of Darmstadt is likely to have similar expectations today Johann Pack (Green Party) Considering that the area may be recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the area has already been called the center of Art Nouveau internationally.
The decision may be made on Saturday, and the Minister of Science of Hessen, Angela Dorn (also Die Grünen) and Partsch would like to comment on the weekend. No matter what decision is made, the newly renovated Matildenhof will definitely win Darmstadt citizenship, as renovations and construction are currently being carried out everywhere.
“We must build a city”
For the seven artists between the ages of 20 and 30 who were invited by the Grand Duke to develop on Mathildenhöhe at that time, this was definitely a lucky situation, and humility was not entirely encouraged: “We must build a city, a city as a whole. Everything else is nothing”, quotes the words of the Viennese architect Joseph Maria Olbrich (Joseph Maria Olbrich). He is considered to be the driving force of the artist community. With the construction of the Visual Artists Association exhibition hall, it is called the Vienna Secession. The buildings he designed make him a meteor in the architecture world. It is now considered a major new art. Movement works.
In addition to Albrich, the Grand Duke also summoned the painter and printmaker Peter Behrens from Munich, painter and printmaker Hans Christiansen, sculptor and reform educator Rudolf Bosselt, They have all worked in Paris, as well as two young Munich artists Paul Burke and Patriz Huber to Mathildenhöhe. The sculptor Ludwig Habich was the only artist to join the first colony in Darmstadt. Not only did the seven artists receive three years of salary, four of them were also able to buy land at a low price in the surrounding areas of the plateau. Before that, there was basically only a reservoir for their city and Russian churches at the time. The artist’s house was built according to their ideas. Finally, the studio house and eight villas, including the house of the exhibition manager William Dayters, were built in a short period of time. It is not only related to the construction of the house, but also related to interior accessories, including glasses, tableware and other daily necessities. Everything should meet the same aesthetic standards.
“German Art Document”
As early as May 1901, the system was exhibited at the first International Architecture Exhibition. Its title is “German Art Document”. The central structure of the ensemble is the colonial studio, designed according to Olbrich’s design. At the top of the portal, it can read: “The artist will show his world. This world has never and never will.” According to a federal award, Mathildenhöhe was a testimony to the life reform movement at the time and received international recognition. Institute of Architecture and Construction, Urban and Space Research. According to Albrich’s plan, the wedding tower and the adjacent exhibition building on the vault of the reservoir were also built in 1908.
