Art Nouveau

Christian art, the butterfly’s life stages represent the life, death and resurrection.2 Combining this knowledge with the modern and historical definitions…

Art Nouveau (1890 – 1910) and Art Deco (1925-40) are two major graphic design art styles, during which combined many art forms in a new and enhanced way creating distinct themes. During these periods there were artists that employed each style reflecting, on how artist ideas and values had progressed. This essay compares and contrast these two art styles through the historical aspects of how these styles came into existence, the many cultural aspects and beliefs that helped create some of the…

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau, or the French term for “New Art,” is a colorful movement in the arts that attracted Europe during the process of change from the 19th century to the 20th century. Art Nouveau had other names, “Stile Liberty” in Italy and “youth style” in German. Right before art lovers would begin riding in motor cars, watching moving pictures, and refreshing for the First World War, they would flip through bright international philosophy and style of art magazines. This cultural…

Art deco’s elements are applied in the modern popular architecture and furniture The World War 1 is occurred between the Art Nouveau and the Art Deco. Both of two movements affected by the World War 1. They are two different style. The big difference of them is Art Nouveau is asymmetric while Art Deco is geometric. Both of two movements has affected our architecture and furniture, but for the effectiveness of the modern popular architecture and furniture, the role of Art Deco is bigger than Art…

eras differed greatly. Art nouveau artists tended to use earthy and natural colours such as mustard yellow, shades of green, orange and brown. Pop artists used much bolder colours, in particular bright yellows, blues and reds. Ben day dots were also popular in pop art. Ben day dots (named after the printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr) are a method of using dots to add colour or shade to a picture and was developed in 1879. These became a trademark of the famous American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.…

Academy opened its doors in 1875, and quickly became one of the most important musical building in the whole Europe. First it was located at Ferenc Liszt's apartment, then it changed to Andrássy Avenue and at the end, in 1907 it took residence in a new Art Nouveau building. At the same time…

This design era was deliberately attempted to strive for a new style; unlike the generic, repeating historicism that overtook most of the art and design in the 19th century. Art nouveau was created to make an impact and change the way people viewed art. This architectural style inspired other artists, designers, and architects to be more creative and use more of their imagination in their creations instead of restricting their work to the traditional historical style. Art Nouveau was also…

active until the early 20th century (1905 or arguably 1910). After a life span of 25 years, Art Nouveau went out of style, as it was succeeded by Art Deco as well as suffered from the social shift caused by World War I. If Art Nouveau was forgotten, how important must it have been? Art Nouveau was immensely important since it was more than an art style. It was a lifestyle of its own. During those 25 years of existence, it was omnipresent. From graphic design, jewelry, architecture, product…

historical context, create a sense of judgment. It begs the question: who and what is allowed to physically and mentally pass these gates? Still, some objects don’t possess a definitive answer as to what they are judging, such as Emile Robert’s Pair of Gates.1 Considering the modern and historical definitions of gates, the true meaning of the Pair of Gates is judgement of the changing art movements. Typical of the Art Nouveau…

cloak is fitted with squares of varying sizes in the colors black, white, and off-white. The woman also wears a golden robe covered in a pattern featuring circular shapes with colorful flowers in the centers; her hair is woven with a mixture of flowers. Her face is turned towards the viewer, her expression one of bliss from the love of this moment. At the end of the gold lock are tons of tiny, delicate gold vines with little leaves draped over her kneeling legs, which rest on meadows edge. The…