AM-130: Art Nouveau
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Art Nouveau
(French for 'new art') is an international style of art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century (1880-1914s)
How Art Nouveau is characterized
Highly-stylized, flowing, curvilinear designs often incorporating floral and other plant-inspired motifs.
Key values of Art Nouveau
Integration of fine and applied arts, rejection of historicism, ornamentation based on nature. Use of modern materials & technological innovations
Broad Use of Iron, glass, and electricity (1880s).
Aesthetics of Art Nouveau
"Whiplash" curves, sinuous lines, stylized natural forms (flowers, insects, vines), female figures, peacock feathers
Muted palettes including olive green, mustard yellow, brown, lilac, with accents of gold and silver
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Glass Vase, c1910.
Art Nouveau Characteristics
An Aesthetic Evaluation:
Organic Forms & Motifs
Flowing Lines
Integration of Ornament & Structure
Use of New Materials
Color Palette
Geometric Shapes
Door at Tallberg House, 1898, Helsinki
Louis Comfort Tiffany. A wooded Landscape in Three Panels.
Art Nouveau Artistic Media
2-Dimensional Paintings, Drawings, Posters, Magazines & Advertisements
Glass Making Such as Louis Tiffany in NYC and René Lalique in Paris
Jewelry
Fashion
Louis Comfort Tiffany – AKA Tiffany’s
René Lalique (1860-1945). ‘Serpents’ corsage ornament, c. 1898-99. Gold and enamel. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
René Lalique (1860-1945). ‘Cockerel’ diadem, c. 1897-98. Gold, horn, amethyst and enamel. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Sugar Bowl "Snakes" by Renè Lalique ca.1897-1900 (Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal)
Art Nouveau in Fashion Characterisitcs:
Organic Forms & Motifs
Flowing Lines
Soft Draping Fabrics
Emphasis on the Female Form
Color Palette
Exotic Materials & Techniques
Jeanne Paquin – Dress form c.1910
Charles Fredrick Worth “The Father of Couture”
Evening Dress, House of Worth. 1890s
Examples of Fashion Illustrations From Worth Collections
House of Worth. Late 1890s
Jeanne Paquin – Queen of Parisian Couture
French couture designer, Paul Poiret, known in America as
“The King of Fashion”
He was one of the first designers to liberate women from the petticoat in 1903 and then from the corset in 1906.
Paul Poriet
Paul Poiret Gala Costumes 1910s – 1913s
Paul Poiret costumes for the Ballet Russes, 1010 - 1912
Party Costume
House of Worth
1870
Art Nouveau in Architecture Characteristics:
Organic Forms & Motifs
Flowing Lines
Integration of Ornament & Structure
Use of New Materials
Color Palette
Old England Dept. Store Building, 1899, Brussels
Hotel Tassel (Victor Horta) – 1st Art Nouveau Building in the World
Victor Horta,
Hotel Tassel, 1890s.
Antoni Gaudí
1852 ~ 1926
Spanish
Devoted to the Pursuit of Architecture.
Use of Curved Organic Shapes and Color.
Most of His Architectural Work is in Barcelona.
His buildings are considered biomorphic, or organically shaped. This is possibly a rejection to the coldness that a machine-produced geometric object would create.
Casa Batlló 1905, Antoni Gaudí
Casa Mila
1905 - 1912
Antonio Gaudi
Antonio Gaudí, La Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family), 1882-2026.
Gustav Klimt
1862 ~ 1918
Austrian
Symbolist Painter
Vienna Secessionist movement
Decorative style
Erotic themes
Use of gold leaf
The Kiss 1907 - 08, Gustav Klimt
True Art Nouveau style
Curvilinear lines
References to nature
Sensuous
Allegorical
Revisiting stories from the past
Judith and the Head of Holofernes
Gustav Klimt
Date: 1901
Gustav Klimt, Music, 1895
Decorative & Ornamental Elements:
incorporating rich textures, swirling patterns, and floral motifs.
Death and Life
Gustav Klimt
Date: 1910 - 1916
Alphonse Mucha
1860 ~ 1939
Czechoslovakian
Graphic Arts in Posters, Ads
Textiles & Jewelry
Hector Guimard
1867 ~ 1942
Jeanne Paquin
Was a French fashion designer, known for her modern and innovative designs. She was the first major female couturier and one of the pioneers of the modern fashion business.