art nouveau exam

Ukiyo-e

Woodblock printing,”picture of the floating world”, often landscapes or women, typically black contour outlines, flat bright colors, flat figures

Rococo

2nd stylistic stream regarding the influence on art nouveau, uniquely french, design movement that married decorative and fine art, Frances legacy was a leader in the design arts, chromolithography,

Kitagawa Otamoaro

Considered one of the greatest Ukiyo-e artists, images expressed beauty and tenderness

Hatsushika Hokusai

most renowned Ukiyo-e artist, created 30,000 pieces, 36 views of Mount Fuji

Art Nouveau

short lived, bridged the gap between victorian and modernism, intricate designs, flowing lines, natural forms

Belle Époque

French art nouevau,a period of cultural flourishing in France, characterized by artistic innovation (automobile, telephone, electric lighting) and social change, overlapping with the Art Nouveau movement. particullary the arts and entertainment

Jules Chéret

French art nouevau, most influential poster designer of the late 19th century, promoted chromolithograph, father of the modern poster, “Cherettes” beautiful women he drew, father of women’s liberation, unrealistic body types for women, Maîtres de l’Affiche

Alphonse Mucha

French art nouevua, Czech artist, big break chirstmas eve (due to Sarah Bernheard), exotic, sensuous and other wordly women, noodles and spaghetti hair

Private Livemont

French art nouveau, Absinthine Robette, symolist ideals, otherwordly beauty (the green fairy)evocative sexual and etheral atmosphere, gauzy gown

Théophile Steinlen

French art nouveau, La Chat Noir cabaret, style contrast to Mucha and livemont, (reminiscent of ukiyo-e), posters brought art to ordinary people

Henri De Toulous- Lautrec

French art nouveau, Moulin Rouge & Moulin de la Galette, originally a member of aristocracy, shunned b/c of height, Divan Japonais, helped put poster design on the level of fine art

Arthur H. Mackmurdo

English Art Nouveau, arts of the arts and crafts movement

The Beggarstaffs

English art nouveau, posed as brothers, James Pryde and William Nicholson, cut paper collages, successful art, but few clients, very modern designs, commercial failure didn’t last very long, inadvertently transformed into the history of poster art

Harper’s Magazine

American art nouveau, featured the Beggarstaffs, Edward Penfield, and more, influence of art nouveau altered poster design in the US

Eugène Grasset

Imported art nouveau to the US, Jules Chéret’s rival in public popularity, studied medieval art, 45 when he received his first poster commision, medieval and Japanese woodblock influence is seen in his work

Ethel Reed

American art nouveau, first american woman to achieve national prominence as a designer and illustrator, by the age of 18 made a name for herself, disappeared at 22, known for her romance novel illustrations and fresh faced girls surrounded by flowers

Edward Penefield

American art nouveau, illustartor and designer, staple name of american art nouveau, simplified backgrounds, “smart” looking women or the ideal woman, “ideal” american reading or holding harper’s magazine, worked for Harper’s magazine

Herman Obrist

Jugendstil Germany, Whiplash, title of embroidery that became a core motif in Jugendstil

Hector Guimard

French architect, designed the metro entrances for Paris, Dragon fly metro stop

Henri Van De Velde

architect that helped spread art nouveau throughout Europe, inspired by French art nouveau, A&C, and Ukiyo-e, designed 3 rooms for Gallery’d Art Nouveau, emobodied the holistic approach of art nouveau, “line is force”, abstracted reality, 4 beliefs

4 beliefs of Verde

• All branches of art share a common language of form

• All branches of art share equal importance to the communitity

• Ornament is not merely decoration but a means of expression that could achieve the status of “art”

• Machine-made objects should be true to their form

Peter Beherns

“The kiss”, inspired by French art nouveau, art deco vibes, evident geometry, used grid system using circles and squares, inspired by Morris, designed a typeface for AEG, first ever copy written lettering, “Gesamtkunstwerk”- total work of art

Vienna Secession

Disillusioned young artists who were tired of traditional established artists communities so they seceded, young members left in protest, created this to collaborate on new ideas

Gustave Klimt

Vienna Secession, lead the secession, poster for secessionist first exhibition, Ver Sacrum, Nuda Veritas, nude/flat, abstract decorative background, allegorical fantasy, hyper realistic, sexually and sensuality charged work

Ver Sacrum

Vienna Secession,design laboratory, focused on experimentation and graphic exellence, enabled designers to develop innovative graphics, unusual production methods, flights-of-fancy in symbolist inspired work were avoided

Koloman Moser

Poster for secession XIII, highly geometric, androgynous figures, un-symbolist, antithesis of Klimt’s aesthetic, Jewelry, book, and art designer, not constricted to one style,

Psychedelic

Early postmodernism, artists rebelling against grid structures and conservative lifestyles

Wes Wilson

Early postmodernism, design became about embracing other historical styles, borrowed indiscriminately from past styles without adopting the ideology of principle that governed that design, biggest of the big 5

Victor Moscoso

Early postmodernism, one of only psychedelic artists with formal training at copper union and yale, contradicted the anti-establishment counterculture sentiment

Richard/ Rick Griffin

Early postmodernism, part of the big 5, formed the agency Berkelry-Banaparte to market poster art

The big 5

• Wes Wilson

• Stanley Mouse

• Victor Moscoso

• Alton Kelly

• Richard Griffin

Bonnie MacLean

Major Force in establishing the visual language of Psychedelia, not considered a part of the big 5, really only worked for her husband for a period of time, only live until 22