Dragonfly Distinctively Visual Analysis

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I choose this piece, because I enjoyed seen all the elements working in harmony. I also appreciate this art style because is made individually and none of them are exactly the same. Each piece of sheet glass is cut into a myriad of small pieces according to a master design pattern. The pieces are then edged with copper foil and operation that is crucial the strength and structure at the shade.

3. “Dragonfly” 1860-1945 by Rene Lalique a Frenc artist. This piece is a hair’s accessory with the figure of a bare breast, female dragonfly. The artist choose for this ornament semiprecious apple-green chrysoprase; the dragonfly wings are made of coating set with gold and irregular moonstones, with diamonds around the piece, to deliver the shimmering
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For the exhibition he included this the “Cobra Chair” along with other pieces of his art and won the top award at Turin. Bugatti was dubbed "the first in Italy to realize rather than dream modern furniture."

The “Cobra Chair” is not only a chair, but an inspiration from North Africa and the Islamic and gothic designs. This piece of art looks like a cobra. The artist implied the idea to respect nature and not to be afraid. The symbolic meaning is to connect with nature.

10. “Vase” 1899 by Vilmos Zsolnay. This vase medium is earthenware with iridescent metallic glaze. Gold and green over dark blue base glaze. Surrounded by nature impressed of leaves and root’s shapes. The artist used organic shapes, which drew on Persian and Moorish traditions to rival the shimmering effect of Favrile glass. Zsolnay used high quality and innovative designs.

The smallest details of Zsolnay are amazing, the pottery, Hungary colors contrast from dark purple to light, dark blue gives the illusion to me of an eggplant figure. I found in my researches that the name of this vase is “Momentary Vase” not only “Vase” like in the article from the

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