Art Nouveau

Siegfund Samuel Bing

opened the art galery Masion de L'Art Nouveau; was leading proponent of Art Nouveau movement

Masion de L'Art Nouveau

art gallery that displayed many of Art Noveauv works

Eugene Gailard

created the bufet; his furniture was showcased in Bing's shop with a lot of focus on geometrically idealized but dynamic nature

bufet

furniture created by Eugene Gailard; decorated with vines

Rene Lalique

jewelry designer for the Art Noveau movement; peacock pin

Louis Comfort Tiffany

was an American artist best known for his work in stained glass; shipped over vases and lamps to Bing

Wisteria Lamp

one of Tiffany's earlier lamps which were very much focused on the controlled idealization of nature

Zinnia Lamp

one of Tiffany's later lamps (1903); captures the dynamism of nature through the upward-growing branches and overlapping flowers

Peacock Vase (1895)

Tiffany's earlier designs; feathers geometrically idealized as ovals and concentric

Peacock Vase (1903)

Tiffany's later designs; represent the dynamic curving and bending of the peackok feathers

Serbian Silvervare

silverware in the Art Nouveau movement; very dynamic

Universal Exposition of 1900

world fair held in Paris, France; dominating style was Art Nouveau; coincided with Olympic games

Palace de la Concorde

entrance gate to Universal Exposition of 1900; showcases idealized patterns of nature

Rene Binet

designed the Palace de la Concorde

Grand Palis

sculpture made with iron and glass; the iron work was in the form of vines; seashell pattern was incorporated

Petit Palace

housed the gallery of flying machines

Gallery of Electric Machines

part of Petit Palace; blended industrial revolution design and focus on machines with this new art form

Celestial Globe

a spherical representation of the sky showing the sun, stars, constellations and their dynamic movement

Pavillion Bleu Restaurant

riverside restaurant with very vibrant plant stalks growing from sides; wood carvings

Bing Pavillion

Bing's area in the Universal Exposition 1900; displayed 6 different model rooms that focused on creating an ambience

George de Fuere

one of the art nouveau furniture designers showcased in Bing Pavilion

George de Fuere sofa

sofa in Art Noveau style; metal gilded work is all representation of nature

Eugene Grasset

author of Plants and Their Applications to Ornament

Plants and Their Applications to Ornament

served as a pattern book for Art Nouveau style, showing both how to represent nature in an idealized form, and how to highlight the dynamic aspects of nature

Ecole de Nancy

School of Nancy founded in Nancy, France in 1901

Louis Majorelle

major spokesman of the School of Nancy Art Nouveau style

Majorelle Cabinet

Art Nouveau cabinet more focus on dynamism with the use of ornamental vines; lots of coiling

clay

material used in School of Nancy to model their designs; created a flexible/stretched out/pinched look

Majorelle chair

Chair mixed together with wood and metal; representing different aspects of nature

mixing different materials

School of Nancy strategy that served as another way to represent the dynamism of nature; represent the idea of metamorphosis

Majorelle Desk

Art Nouveaue desk with metal design fused together with wood design

Hector Guimard

Art Nouveau architect in Paris; designed private residences and Paris Metro stations

Castle Beranger

Art Nouveau apartment building designed by Hector Guimard; abstracted natural patterns present in a dynamic way with lots of dramatic coiling;

Paris Metro Station (1903)

has a lamp post where there is a reference to a stalk growing outward, and then glass representing the flower

Paris Metro Station (1905)

is a reference to a seashell; the sides contain stalking pattern

Hector Guimard Bench

art nouveau bench that was very very dynamic; highly abstracted

Hector Guimard Chair

art nouveau chair that was generalized so it was not very clear what specific plant it was representing

Charles Darwin

english scientist who wrote Origin o Species and Descent of Man; his ideas on natural world inspired a lot of this movement