Art Nouveau & Art Deco Movements Discussion

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ART NOUVEAU

The Art Nouveau was an art movement which began around 1890 in Europe and the

United States. The term art Nouveau was founded in Belgium, by a periodical known as L’Art

Moderne, to describe Les Vingt, an artist group, and in Paris to describe S.Bing’s gallery called

L’Art Nouveau. The Art Nouveau was targeted at modernizing art, revitalizing design from the

imitative historic styles that were popular before. Art Nouveau was identified by the use of an

organic, long and twisting line. Art nouveau was mainly used in interior design, jewelry, glass

design, and architecture. The first houses that used the Art Nouveau were in Brussels. Some of

the artists who used the Art Nouveau style include the Scottish designer and architect, Charles

Rennie Mackintosh, Belgian designers and architects, Henry van de Velde, and Victor Horta,

Spanish sculptor and architect Antonio Gaudi, Louis Henry Sullivan, an American architect

among several others. Emphasis was made on linear contours rather than color, during this time

of Art Nouveau. Most of the new technologies in publishing and printing helped Art Nouveau to

quickly get a global audience. Most Studios in England and France helped the new style to reach

new heights and all corners of Europe. Art Nouveau was influenced by some of the greatest

illustrators such as Aubrey Beardsley of England, Félix Vallotton, and the likes of Eugene

Grasset. The new style was exhibited during major gallery exhibitions and this changed the

status of the Art Nouveau movement, which had been known by critics as a passing trend. My

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opinion about the Art Nouveau is that it was a great style since it was mainly inspired by natural

forms such as the sinuous shapes of flowers and plants, which is very pleasing to the eye.

Art Deco

Art Deco was also called the style moderne. This movement of decorative design began

in the 1920s and later came to develop into a major style in the 1930s. The Art Deco style was

first displayed in Paris in 1925 just before the First World War. Art Deco developed as

Modernism changed into fashion. The new style included products that were crafted individually,

and also mass produced items. The intention of Art Deco was to come up with elegant and sleek

art which symbolized sophistication and wealth. This new style was distinguished by clean

simple shapes, often made with expensive materials to symbolize wealth. Art Deco was

influenced by Art Nouveau, Cubism, and Bauhaus. Most decorative ideas during this originated

from nature, Egyptians, classical sources, and American Indians. Characteristic motifs of this

new style included animals, nude female figures, and sun rays, all in standardized forms. The

main artists involved during the new style of Art Deco included jewel designer Rene Lalique,

metalsmith Jean Puiforcat, architect Eliel Saarinen, furniture designers Maurice Dufrene and

Jacques Ruhlmann among a few others. One of the most monumental buildings of the Art Deco

was the Empire State Building, by Lamb, Harmon and Shreve. Although Art Deco varnished

during Second World War, the late1960s witnessed a renewed interest in Art Deco designs and

architecture. My opinion about Art Deco is that it was one of the major styles of design and has

still remained evident even in the present day designs. Some of the buildings in the United

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Surname 1 Name Instructor Course Date ART NOUVEAU The Art Nouveau was an art movement which began around 1890 in Europe and the United States. The term art Nouveau was founded in Belgium, by a periodical known as L’Art Moderne, to describe Les Vingt, an artist group, and in Paris to describe S.Bing’s gallery called L’Art Nouveau. The Art Nouveau was targeted at modernizing art, revitalizing design from the imitative historic styles that were popular before. Art Nouveau was identified by the use of an organic, long and twisting line. Art nouveau was mainly used in interior design, jewelry, glass design, and architecture. The first houses that used the Art Nouveau were in Brussels. Some of the artists who used the Art Nouveau style include the Scottish designer and architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Belgian designers and architects, Henry van de Velde, and Victor Horta, Spanish sculptor and architect Antonio Gaudi, Louis Henry Sullivan, an American architect among several others. Emphasis was made on linear contours rather than color, during this time of Art Nouveau. Most of the new technologies in publishing and printing helped Art Nouveau to quickly get a global audience. ...
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