Secession in Croatia-socio-political Framework

Secesija je nedvojbeno radikalno promijenila umjetnost Europe te je postavila i kamen temeljac za još radikalnije umjetničke pravce. Hrvatska nije imala jednu, već dvije secesije umjetnika. Prva, kao što je spomenuto, se zbila skoro istovremeno kad i bečka, dok je druga nastala uslijed neslaganja dalmatinskih i hrvatskih umjetnika, te su se dalmatinski umjetnici odvojili u svoje zasebno društvo; Društvo hrvatskih umjetnika Medulić. U ovom razdoblju se pokušao ostvariti i hrvatski nacionalni stil, ali je to bilo bezuspješno, prvenstveno zbog nerazumijevanja nove umjetnosti i forsiranja historicističkog stila od strane starije generacije. Upravo je secesija nudila uvjete za ostvarenje tog cilja te je postojala mogućnost da se razvije kudikamo drukčiji i zanimljiv hrvatski nacionalni stil. Naposljetku, secesija je nestala s umjetničke scene u vihoru Prvog svjetskog rata, ali je u svom kratkom vijeku ostavila dubok trag na estetiku umjetnosti i društva.Secession art movement undoubtedly changed the art landscape of Europe and had set the foundation for next artistic directions that will follow. Croatia did not have one, but rather two artists secession. The first one took place almost at the same time as the Viennese one, while the second was caused by the disagreement of Dalmatian and Croatian artists, which resulted in separation of Dalmatian artists into their own society: Society of Croatian Artists Medulić. In this period, an attempt was made to realize the Croatian national style, but it was rather unsuccessful; primarily due to the lack of understanding of the new art concept and by older generation forcing the old historicist style. It was the secession that offered the conditions for achieving this goal, and unfortunately, an opportunity to develop a much more different and interesting Croatian national style was missed. Eventually, the secession art movement disappeared from the art scene within the whirlwind of World War I, but in its short life left a deep mark on the aesthetics of art and society as well