Short Essay On Art Nouveau

During the 1870s a new category of art formed known as the Aesthetic Movement, which was based upon not what world was around the art, but the art itself (Pohl 284). This movement originated in England and spread throughout the Americas opposing the current views about art during the time the it arose, which was the ideology that art must always serve some sort of clandestine purpose. Artists who supported the Aesthetic Movement also denied any moral values that people gave to art. The painting that I chose that best fits the ideals of aestheticism is In the Studio, 1880 by William Merritt Chase. During the 19th century industrialization rapidly began to change American culture bringing on consumerism and capitalism, which focused on the

Art deco and Bauhaus are best known as the forms of art that changed previous views of artwork during the 1920s and 1930s. Both of these forms of art impacted not only art itself but also architecture, fashion design, graphic design and industrial design. During this time new inventions involving technology where becoming popular along with the new forms of art and sculpture. A major effect on modernity occurred along with the designs being created during the 19th and 20th century due to the invention of new machinery. Overall, both art deco and Bauhaus were extremely significant in the history of art and continue to influence artist today through there use of clean fine lines, luxurious looks, geometric structure and the modern style,

The 1920s were a time of great prosperity and revitalization. This decade gave way to many great social milestones for every class of people. From the limits for immigration to the boom of the auto industry American society was drastically altered. Issues such as foreign immigration,prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan ,evolution, women’s roles, and race were the focus of the populus and drove politics within the nation. Art played a major role in how the black community expressed their new found sense of culture. Painting has always been a way for someone to portrait their ideas.

Art is a medium for exploring a culture’s characteristics during a specific time. Understanding an art piece’s content and historical significance can reveal key details about different civilizations. Following the time period of the Renaissance, European artists experimented with styles to separate their works from the prior time period. They strayed away from even lighting, stillness, and symmetry to form a new artistic style that differed from the Renaissance. This type of style was labeled the Baroque, a European aesthetic focused on movement, emotion, and drama. Francois Boucher was a French artist from this time that embraced the rising Baroque style. In the 17th century, the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture was created in France.

Which is more important color or drawing? These two have always been fought over for centuries by Poussiniste and Rubenistes. Two great pieces of art that were created in the 1600’s are Peter Paul Rubens’ The Caledonian Boar Hunt and Nicolas Poussin’s Landscape with Calm. While Rubens argues that color is the most important part of the painting Poussin argues that the drawing is more important. In the paragraphs below I will talk about the paintings each individually and then compare them.

The artwork during this time was influenced by Art Nouveau which included “curvilinear shapes, illegible hand-drawn type, and intense optical color vibration inspired by the pop art movement” (Psychedelic 60s). Pieces included abstracts swirls, intense colors, and bending

Art Nouveau, 1890-1914, explores a new style in the visual arts and architecture that developed in Europe and North America at the end of the nineteenth century. The exhibition is divided into three sections: the first focuses on the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, where Art Nouveau was established as the first new decorative style of the twentieth century; the second examines the sources that influenced the style; and the third looks at its development and fruition in major cities in Europe and North

Regarding Impressionist art, Édouard Manet, another influential Impressionist artist, has even been quoted as saying that, “There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another”. I believe that Impressionist art was truly a groundbreaking movement in regards to modern art movement because Impressionist works of art left room for the viewers’ interpretation. Until this time, works of art had intended meanings which were decided by the wealthy patrons who had been commissioning their desired works of

Art Nouveau – ‘A style of art and architecture of the 1890s, characterised by the swelling sinuous outlines and stylized natural forms, such as flowers and leaves.’ (The definition of art nouveau) The name derives from ‘Maison de ‘Art Nouveau’, an interior design gallery in Paris in 1896 however the movement had multiple names throughout Europe, such as ‘Jgendstil’ in Germany; in Italy 'Stile Liberty ' or 'Floreale '; in Spain 'Modernista ', in Austria 'Sezessionstil ' and in France and England the term 'Modern Style ' was often used, highlighting the English roots of the movement. The Art Nouveau style doesn’t specifically come from just European history, but also involves a combination of intricate, oriental and classical elements, wanting to create a contrast from traditional forms. The movement was applied across all the arts, including interior and furniture design, illustration, fine art and architecture and was characterised with graceful, asymmetrical lines inspired from natural and organic forms, including striking and powerful imagery which is now immediately recognisable and widely appreciated as a form of artistic style.

During the 1870s a new category of art formed known as the Aesthetic Movement, which was based upon not what world was around the art, but the art itself (Pohl 284). The movement originated in England and spread throughout the Americas opposing the current views about art during the time this movement arose, which was the ideology that art must always serve some sort of clandestine purpose. Artists who supported the Aesthetic Movement also denied any moral values that people gave to art. The painting that I chose that best fits the ideals of aestheticism is In the Studio, 1880 by William Merritt Chase. During the 19th century industrialization rapidly began to change American culture bringing on consumerism and capitalism, which focused

A variety of art is influenced by other art. The style of a certain type of art could influence the next big type of art. This is true for Victorian art, as well. Victorian art focused more on the details, and that the point of art was to reflect what was going on in the world and not to “sugar coat” it, which gave their art a much more natural feel than other art types at the time. Another influential art style at the time, the Pre-Raphaelite style, focused more on being contemporary and rejecting the ideas of former prominent artists of their time. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, formed by William Hunt, was more about being your own artist, and not following the normal style of your counterparts. Victorian Art, along with the Pre-Raphaelite

Many artists in the early 1900’s and those of today, started to paint because of seeing Van Gogh’s work and style. As I stated in the beginning of this essay, his artwork was very different than the other artists of his time period. His paintings were a direct reflection of his mood and mental state. A lot of his works of were dark and gloomy, while others were uplifting and inspiring. I have also noticed that ever since Van Gogh’s era, a lot of new artists follow Van Gogh’s lead and paint with a very similar technique.

Artists that practiced the Romanticism style seemed to want more freedom in their art. As Jeanne

At its inception, modernist art was shocking and evocative to the traditional “academic exceptions of artwork.” Unlike much of the artwork that came before, modernist paintings sought to engage the audience for the first time and inspired new ideas. This form of art was critical of society and represented a new pathway for artists to explore their intellect and creativity. Artists broke the “norms” of what was not allowed previously in art. In the past, traditional academic expectations for art where governed by rules that the artist had to follow. Art was produced for the rich and powerful, whether they came from the church or were simply wealthy members of government. With the rise of modernist art though, artists began to make “art for the sake of art” (Barrett, 20).

When one considers the term “Art Nouveau,” what comes to mind most immediately is “images of a European-wide invasion [characterized] by the restless dynamism of organic form”(Silverman 1). For me it is usually the work of Alphonse Mucha– his mysterious women surrounded by the beauties of nature. Often my Art Nouveau fantasies take shape in the odd fungal-shaped stained-glass lamps of Tiffany. Or sometimes they surface as the romantic Parisian posters I’ve seen at Pier One, advertising champagne or cats noir or bicycles or the like. But no matter what ones notion may be of what Art Nouveau looks like, there is a feeling that accompanies it that is at the heart of the style’s appeal. It is difficult to define or describe what