ART NOUVEAU
> Ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and
1910 throughout Europe and the United States.
> It characterized by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line and was
employed most often in architecture, interior design, jewelry and
etc.
> Developed fist in England and soon spread to the European
continent.
It was called :
•Jugendstil in Germany
•Sezessionstil in Austria
•Stile Floreale (still libery) in Italy
•modernismo (modernista) in Spain
The term `Art Nouveau` was coined by a gallery in Paris that
exhibited much of this work.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU :
There is no single definition of meaning of Art Nouveau.
1. Art Nouveau philosophy was in favor of applying artistic
designs to everyday objects, in order to make beautiful
things available to everyone.
2. Art Nouveau saw no separation in principle between fine art
(painting vajd sculpture) and applied or decorative arts
(ceramics, furniture and other practical objects).
3. In content, the style was reaction to a world of art which
was dominated by the precise geometry of neoclassical
forms.
4. Art Nouveau remains something of an umbrella term which
embraces a variety of stylistic interpretations, some artist
used new loro cort materials and mass production methods.
TYPES OF DESIGN
Art Nouveau in philosophy that sort should become part of
everyday life, employed flat, decorative patterns that could he
used in all art form.
Decorative Elements
> Leaf and trenavil motifs, intertwined organic forms,
mostly curvaceous in shape.
> Right angle designs were also prevalent in Scotland and in
Austria.
>Art made in this style typically depicted lavish birds,
flowers, insects and other zoomorphs, as well as the hour
and curvaceous of beautiful women.
Examples :
APPLICATION
> Art Nouveau designs were most common in glassware, jewelry
and other decorative objects like ceramics.
> The style was also applied to textiles, household silver, domestic
utensils, cigarette cases, furniture and lighting, as well as drawing,
poster art, painting and etc.
>Theatrical designs of sets and customes was another area in
which the new stile flourish.
- the best examples are the designs created by Leon Bakst (1866-
1924) and alexander Bebois (1870-1960) for piaghitev and the
nallets Russes.
Art Nouveau also had a strong application in the field of architecture
and interior design.
>Art Nouveau interior designs updated some of the more abstract
elements of RoCoco Style, such as flame and shell textures.
Examples :
Famous Art Nouveau Artists :
Two greatest graphic artist ;
1. Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
- A French lithographer
-whose invention of “3- stone chromolithography”
And made art nouveau poster art peasible.
Examples of “3- stone chromolithography”
2. Alphonse Mucha(1860-1939)
-Czech lithographer and designer
-whose celebrated posters epitomized the Art Nouveau
idiom.
Examples :
Émille Gallé of France & Louis Comfort Tiffany of the United
States
- Were famous for their colorful art nouveau glassware.
Some artworks of Émille Gallé :
Some artworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany:
Aubrey Beardsley & Walter Crane
- English Artist
-were famous for their wonderful Art Nouveau drawings.
Here are some of his artworks :
Here are some of his artworks :
Other famous Artist involved in the “new
art” including;
>Rene Lalique- french jewellery designer.
>Gustav Klimt- Viennese painter.
>Stanislaw Wyspianski- Polish theatrical designer and strained glass
artist.
>Chanes Rennie Mackinstosn(1868-1928)
-The Scottish architect and designer
-Leader of the glassgow school.
Legacy and Influence Art Nouveau
-Art Nouveau promoted a more widespread adoption of
“beautiful design”, it did not diminish the value of the
machine or mass production (as the Arts and crafts
movement did).
Possibly was greatest influence was ;
1. 20th century advocates of integration design such as the
German Bauhaus design school and the Dutch design
movement De stijl.
2. Graphic artist such as illustration and poster design.
Nowadays, Art Nouveau is viewed as an important bridge
between Neoclassicim and Modernism.
