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Art Nouveau, meaning 'New Art' in French, emerged in the 1890s as an international style in art, architecture, and decorative arts, characterized by organic lines inspired by nature. It sought to blur the boundaries between fine and applied arts, drawing influences from Rococo design and Japanese prints. The movement flourished between 1890 and 1910, significantly impacting ceramics, glass, and graphic arts through innovative techniques and designs.

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Art Nouveau 1

Art Nouveau, meaning 'New Art' in French, emerged in the 1890s as an international style in art, architecture, and decorative arts, characterized by organic lines inspired by nature. It sought to blur the boundaries between fine and applied arts, drawing influences from Rococo design and Japanese prints. The movement flourished between 1890 and 1910, significantly impacting ceramics, glass, and graphic arts through innovative techniques and designs.

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WHAT IS ART NOUVEAU?

-french for "New Art."

- began in the 1890s in France and spread throughout the world


-is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the
decorative arts
-the term Art Nouveau was first used in the 1880s in the Belgian journal L'Art
Moderne to describe the work of Les Vingt, twenty painters and sculptors
seeking reform through art.
-Maison de l'Art Nouveau ("House of the New Art")
-Jugenstil in German

-Stile Liberty in Italian

-Modernisme Català in Catalan

-One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction
between fine arts and applied arts
-Early proponents found were inspired by natural forms for their complexity and irregularity –
particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.

-Source of Art Nouveau was Rococo design which was similarly inspired by forms and nature

-Source of inspiration of Art Nouveau was Japanese Prints, Siegfried Bing, himself, had
contributed greatly towards cultivating a taste for all things Japanese in France (Chu, 2006).
Architecture

 Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that


flourished between about 1890 and 1910
throughout Europe and the United States.

 Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a long,


sinuous, organic line and was employed most often in
architecture, interior design, jewelry and glass design,
posters, and illustration.
Ceramics
 A Japanese influence can be seen in the
ceramics of the Art Nouveau period.

 The porcelain that was used was high


temperature and the glazes had either a
matte or crystallized finish.

 Famous artists, Edmond Lachenal and


Taxile Doat of France and Artus Van Briggle
from the United States.
Glass

 Art Nouveau glass is fine glass in the Art


Nouveau style

 Typically the forms are undulating, sinuous


and colorful art, usually inspired by natural
forms.

 Art Nouveau glass included decorative


objects, vases, lamps, and stained glass
windows was usually made by hand, and
was usually colored with metal oxides
while in a molten state in a furnace.
Graphic Arts

 Art Nouveau posters and graphic arts


flourished and became an important
vehicle of the style, thanks to the new
technologies of color lithography and color
printing, which allowed the creation of and
distribution of the style to a vast audience
in Europe, the United States and beyond.

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