Nouveau riche

Charles Re7nnie Mackintosh was born on June 7, 1868. He was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. Mackintosh was the son of a police superintendent. Charles was an architect, artist, and designer in Scotland. He designed in the post impressionist movement. Mackintosh was considered to be a huge influence on European architecture in his time. Charles was the fourth child out of eleven children. Later in his life, he went to The Glasgow School of Art and met Margaret MacDonald his future wife. Later

ART NUVEAU MOVEMENT Art Nouveau on the other hand was a decorative arts and architecture movement during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The movement generated people who were enticed by the movement throughout Europe and beyond. According to Lemmen, the movement had a vast variety of styles and, consequently, it was known by many names. The movement's aim was to modernize design, because they were to differentiate themselves from eclectic historical styles. According to Lemmon, the

Architects have a major importance in characterizing a city through their concept and building design. As time goes on, a lot of architect are creating new styles and new methods of construction; these architects get inspired by different things and create their own concept and style, sometimes there are similarity between architects' styles. One architect who stood out of the crowd and created a very distinctive style is Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi was a Spanish architect whose work is very identified

PARTS OF A WHOLE HISTORY Jewellery has been around since the stone age, after the Neanderthals had gained the knowledge of cutting and molding, accordingly the origin of jewellery box can be traced for over the centuries, however the exact reference to the first ever made jewellery box is not easily available. Throughout history a jewellery box was at times considered as a casket and also treated as miniature treasure chests

That’s what makes Antonio Gaudí an innovator of the time. That’s what makes him different from his contemporanean and the rest of architects, that he sees architecture as a game of imagination and creation, while the others stack to the classical idea of architecture, to the lineal shapes and the perfection of the simple. His radical conception of architecture still fascinates us nowadays, and we still admire his whole work. Gaudí was a pioneer, too modern for his time, innovator on work processes

Nuseibeh Art Nouveau and Art Deco are two very distinct design movements, with very distinct elements, that emerged at around the era of the 20th century. They were both reactions to major world events: art nouveau was inspired by the Industrial Revolution and art deco by the 1st World War. While both embrace modernist elements, they're easy to distinguish if you know what to look for: “Whiplashes” for Art Nouveau & clean, crisp geometric lines and shapes for Art Deco. Art Nouveau was an art movement

IWC1 Test 1.02 Module Pre-Test Question 1: Multiple Choice The historical revival of Classical culture began during the: a) Middle Ages b) Renaissance c) Baroque Era d) Romantic Era Feedback: The correct answer is b. The historical revival of Classical culture began during the Renaissance. Question 2: Multiple Choice Which of the following was a key feature of ancient Chinese humanism? a) An emphasis on theoretical philosophy. b) A subordination of intellectual life to religious

[pic] WORLD’S TOP CRYSTAL BRANDS 2009 Lalique [pic]homeshopping - 3 years ago [pic] René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then, the wax is melted and molten glass

1. This movies employs an unreliable and omniscient narration. This film is not structured chronological, but rather takes on the role of square dancing. Therefore, the movie starts with Klimt on a bed in the hospital and the last scene is him, dead, on the same bed. Moreover, the second scene is Klimt being in cafe society event with cake being a recurring object and the scene before he dies focuses on a table full of cakes in that same event. 2. The point of view presented is through a combination

The 1920’s was a period of great artistry, where new forms of art, fashion, architecture, literature, and music were created. One of the new styles of the day was art deco, or style modernes, a style influenced by the technological and economic advances of the decade. The name is short for Art Decoratifs, which refers to the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925, where the style was first exhibited. The exposition was one of the world fairs commonly