Art Nouveau- art history chapter

Important people of Art Nouveau

Klimt (Aus), Munch (Nor), Ensor(Bel)

Important people of art nouveau architecture

Gaudi (Sp) and Horta (Bel)

What are two architecture buildings that occurred in art nouveau?

Crystal Palace—→ London

Effial Tower—→

Both of these places were not accepted in the society, the man who made the crystal palace actually made greenhouses and that’s what influenced him.

Klimt overview

Austrian painter and a leader of the Vienna Secession movement. His work was known for its rich decoration, eroticism, and bold rejection of academic art. 

-They created a school.

What painted this painting?

Klimt, The kiss

Who build this place? And what’s the name?

Gaudi, Casa Mila

Gaudi overview

Artifact

-currently the church of familia Sagarada is still being worked on

Horta overview

Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement

•he is called the father of art nouveau architecture.

Known form hotel tassel

•Madison du Peuple

Munch overview

• He grew up in Norway and lost his sister and mother

Is known for puberty:1895, death in sickroom, the scream, Madonna.

—→ leaning into expressionism. Used etchings, drypoint, WOODCUT

Who painted this painting? And why is it a prime example of early tendencies into expressionism.

Edward Munch, the dream- 1893.his art prioritized the expression of raw, intense emotions through distorted forms and vibrant colors, often drawing from his own personal psychological experiences,

Ensor overview

Belgian painter, etcher, and printmaker who was a leader of the Belgian avant-garde in the late 19th century.

what painted this painting?

Ensor, Portrait of the Artist Surrounded by Masks.

Characteristic in art nouveau

• Ultimately Art Nouveau tries to unite art & craft and sought unity

• Ideas behind the Arts & Crafts Movement spread quickly throughout Europe, even to America, finding kindred spirits

• It became a very popular movement over time

• Stylistically Art Nouveau is: Decorative, with its inspiration found in nature and in the fields of botany & zoology

• Found artistic inspiration in Symbolism, Japanese, Asian, Rococo, Celtic and Saxon art, even jewelry and ceramics

• Emphasis on rhythmic application of line; formal, coordinating & abstract-expressive.