we are studying the 3rd german expressionist and i think it may have something to do with them because the word looks very german
2006-12-11 12:55:30 · 2 answers · asked by k 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well, first of all, you spelled the word totally wrong. The German language would never contain such a word as "gesumpt." It should be "Gesamtwerk," which, in German, refers to an artist's complete works or complete collection of works.
A Wikipedia entry on German sculptor Franz Metzner (the link is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Metzner ) calls "gesamtwerk" the "integration of art and architecture." So perhaps you should pursue this connection.
2006-12-11 13:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means -- sorry, I thought I knew but I guess I had it wrong. I'll kep this answer up and edit it if I find out.
What I was thinking about was Gesamtkunstwerk, which is a term used by Richard Wagner, meaning "total work" -- used to indicate a work employing the totality of the arts: music, drama and visual arts. The term is used more generally to talk about artistic work which involves a synthesis of various arts.
2006-12-11 20:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by C_Bar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋