Nouveau riche

Art Nouveau Art nouveau was a movement that swept through the decorative arts and architecture in late 18th and early 20th centuries. It began as a reaction against the historical emphasis of 19th century. Often 1905 is known as the end of Art Nouveau Art nouveau originated in London and was variously called Jugendstil in Germany, Sezessionstil in Austria, as Modern (Модерн) in Russia, Modernismo in Spain and Stile Liberty in Italy,full stop Many of these terms refer to the idea of "newness. Its

A few centuries ago Western world could only perceive Japanese culture through the stories of travellers, merchants and writers. However, as the transport and communication technologies advanced, Japanese culture outspread giving the start to Japonisme (French term). It appeared at the end of XIX century when isolation ended and japanese art arrived to the West. Japonisme had a huge effect on Western artists making them rethink the way they view world. So, the aim of this paper is to reveal

Additionally, these strokes are representative of the Art Nouveau movement of the early 19th century, often seen in relative architecture of the era. From historical research, the emotions that are expressed in the piece can be related to Munch’s life. Throughout his life, he was surrounded with death and disease

In this essay, I will be discussing how Charles Rennie Mackintosh has contributed to Scottish architecture. I will investigate his influences and how he affected architecture in Scotland over his lifetime. Born on 7th June 1868 in Glasgow, Mackintosh became interested in architecture as a profession from an early age, and, at the age of sixteen secured an apprenticeship with John Hutchison. In order to complete his apprenticeship, he enrolled in the Glasgow School of Art in 1884, where he met Margaret

An art movement inspired by nature, it’s vital force and never changing life cycle of birth, life, decay and death. The Art Nouveau became fashionable from about 1890 to the first world war. This aesthetic new art movement was concerned as new, hence it was named as “new art” – the Art Nouveau. It was also highly influenced by the Japonism, given a major boost in France, Paris and eventually spread across world. [1] In the late 19th century every artist had a desire to be considered as a serious

Art Nouveau is a simplistic art style that was first introduced in 1880 in France, it then eventually was driven across Europe. The style was the most popular art style at that time, which meant it was produced in many different contexts and affected other art styles such as interior design, architecture, households and jewellery making it a very flexible style. The style was flowing and elegant with a whiplash effect, that resembled stems and blossoms of plants. This was aimed to modernise design

2015 March 8, 2015 Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been called Scotland’s greatest architect and designer, in addition to being celebrated as one of the most prominent and influential figures in modern design and the art Nouveau period. Mackintosh was an architect, furniture designer, water colorist and ceramicist, and within his wide range of work is a strong element of refined elegance, inspired by nature and blurring the lines between art, craft and design. According

The organic flow of the Art Nouveau movement has had profound and lasting influence on the world of art, which isn’t surprising since it was an art form for the people, instead of the wealthy. One of the lesser known artists of this movement is Alphonse Maria Mucha, and while he has started to gain recognition for his contributions to the Art Nouveau movement today, he was also a multi-talented artist. Some of his lesser known works are in the mediums of photography, oil paintings, and even jewelry

The Art Deco movement started in Europe, in the mid 1920’s and continued through the 1930’s as counterpose to Art Nouveau. Its first exhibition was in Paris, in 1925, at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. Originally intender for architecture and decorative arts, this style quickly gained a lot of popularity through the whole continent and spread to America, where we can find one of its biggest and most representational expressions in the Chrysler Building,

DSDN171 Assignment 4 Poster 1: Inspiration I chose the 20th century style of art deco I have showcased this design style in my own design style through the use of black and cold colour scheme. While incorporating the use of curve lines to generate a pattern on my poster in order for it to be reminiscent to the style used in the Art deco era between the 1920s and 1930s time period. Art Deco. (2018).‘Where the design style was to appear simple, clean and elegant through the use of black