Art Nouveau, meaning 'new art' in French, was a design movement that sought to modernize art, architecture, and applied arts between 1890 and 1910, primarily in cities like Brussels, Paris, and Barcelona. Characterized by flowing lines, organic forms, and a rejection of historical styles, it aimed to create a harmonious 'total work of art' across various disciplines. The movement eventually declined in the 1920s, giving way to the simpler geometries of Art Deco.
Art Nouveau, meaning 'new art' in French, was a design movement that sought to modernize art, architecture, and applied arts between 1890 and 1910, primarily in cities like Brussels, Paris, and Barcelona. Characterized by flowing lines, organic forms, and a rejection of historical styles, it aimed to create a harmonious 'total work of art' across various disciplines. The movement eventually declined in the 1920s, giving way to the simpler geometries of Art Deco.
Art Nouveau, meaning 'new art' in French, was a design movement that sought to modernize art, architecture, and applied arts between 1890 and 1910, primarily in cities like Brussels, Paris, and Barcelona. Characterized by flowing lines, organic forms, and a rejection of historical styles, it aimed to create a harmonious 'total work of art' across various disciplines. The movement eventually declined in the 1920s, giving way to the simpler geometries of Art Deco.
Art Nouveau, meaning 'new art' in French, was a design movement that sought to modernize art, architecture, and applied arts between 1890 and 1910, primarily in cities like Brussels, Paris, and Barcelona. Characterized by flowing lines, organic forms, and a rejection of historical styles, it aimed to create a harmonious 'total work of art' across various disciplines. The movement eventually declined in the 1920s, giving way to the simpler geometries of Art Deco.
"new art" sinuous and flowing lines Introduction •Art Nouveau was aimed at modernizing design, seeking to escape the historical styles that had previously been popular. •It is an international philosophy and style of 1. Art 2. Architecture 3. Applied art , that were most popular during 1890–1910. The most important places for architecture during this period were Brussels, Paris and Barcelona. • The name 'Art nouveau' is French for 'new art'.
• It represents the beginning of modernism in design(Modern Architecture).
It occurred at a time when,
1. Mass-produced consumer goods began to fill the marketplace, and
2. Designers, architects, and artist began to understand that the handcrafted work of centuries past could be lost. TIME & PLACE Flourished in major European cities between 1890– 1910. emerged in the early 1890s in all the visual arts: 1. Painting, 2. Sculpture, 3. Architecture, 4. Interior design, 5. graphic arts, Art Nouveau was underlined by a particular way of thinking about 6. Posters, 1. Modern society and 7. Jewellery, 2. New production methods, attempting to redefine the meaning and nature of 8. Clothing, and the work of art, so that art would not overlook 9. Furniture any everyday object. Characteristic • Moved away from imitation of real subjects and moved towards flowing and twisting lines of nature
• Inspired by the lines and shapes of nature
• united flowing, natural forms with more angular contours
• Art Nouveau designers also believed that all the arts should work in harmony to create a "total work of art“
• Art Nouveau was a short-lived movement whose brief incandescence
was a precursor of modernism, which emphasized function over form and the elimination ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE FEATURES
Art Nouveau buildings have these features:
1. Asymmetrical shapes 2. Extensive use of arches and curved forms 3. Curved glass 4. Curving plant-like embellishments 5. Mosaics 6. Stained glass
• Intertwined(twist) organic forms such as stems or flowers.
• The use of new materials and the rejection of earlier styles.
• Art Nouveau is characterized by organic, especially floral and
other plant-inspired motifs, as well as highly stylized, flowing curvilinear forms. Art Nouveau Elements
1.Flowing Lines
Characterized by graceful, sinuous(Curved)
lines.
The lines are rarely angular.
2.Violent Curves
Some artists referred to the curves in Art
Nouveau works as whiplash(A quick blow delivered with a whip) curves.
These curvy lines connect the images in the
art and can even be found in beautified plain items, such as furniture & buildings. • In architecture, hyperbolas and parabolas in windows, arches and doors are common and decorative mouldings ‘grow 'into plant – derived forms.
• Art Nouveau designers selected and modernized some of the more
abstract elements of Rococo style, such as flame and shell textures. ART NOUVEAU MOVEMENT - (1850-1915) Artists: Architects:
• AUBREY BEARDSLEY • Antonio Gaudi
• HECTOR GUIMARD • Victor Horta • EMILE GALLÉ • HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC • Henri Van De Velde
• Otto Wagner “Whiplash” curves
Art Nouveau typically employed
intricate curvilinear patterns of sinuous asymmetrical lines, often based on plant-forms LAMPS GLASSWARE, POTTERY JEWELRY Brooch, 1900
Gold, enamel, mother–of–
pearl, opal, emerald, colored stones, gold paint; Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) PAINTINGS • The Scream, 1895
Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863– 1944) GRAPHIC ARTS
• Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, 1891 FURNITURE • Henri van de Velde was very influential in the birth of Belgian Art Nouveau Style. • In 1896 he presented his furniture works in Samuel Bing's gallery "L'Art Nouveau" in Paris and became internationally known. Antoni Gaudi
Born June 25, 1852, Reus,
Spain—died June 10, 1926, Barcelona) .
Catalan architect. 1. CASA BATLLO
2. CASA MILA
3. PARK GUELL
4. HORTA MUSEUM 1.Casa Batllo
• Restored by Antoni Gaudí
• Casa Batllo is a six story apartment
building in Barcelona, Spain.
• beautiful example of organic
architecture.
• It does have a visceral, skeletal
organic quality. ART NOVEAU ELEMENTS IN THE BUILDING
• The outer wall has mosaic of colored pieces
of glass.
• Tracery (Decoration consisting of an
open pattern of interlacing ribs)
• irregular oval windows
• flowing sculpted stone work • Attic having animal like shape with a legendry story depicted. • Goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely.
• Much of the façade is decorated with a
mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues.
• The roof is arched and was likened to the
back of a dragon or dinosaur.
Roof architecture at Casa Batlló
Casa Mila 2. Casa Mila
• Apartment block built between 1906 -1910 in
Barcelona.
• Commonly known as La Pedrera is the largest
housing building in Barcelona.
• The facade is an impressive wave-like mass of
rough-shipped stone.
• The building does not use load-bearing
walls, but rest on pillars and arches. ART NOVEAU ELEMENTS IN THE BUILDING • Curve Forms on the balconies.
• The windows and doors seem to be
dug out of this stone mass and are trimmed in crafted wrought iron work.
• No use of straight line.
• Use of sculptures and decorations
3.The Park Güell
• Park Güell is a garden complex
with architectural elements situated in Spain.
• Designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí .
• Built in the years 1900 to 1914.
• Antonio Gaudi used beautiful mosaic
decoration in this park.
• Structures were of natural forms,
with columns like tree trunks . ART NOVEAU ELEMENTS IN THE BUILDING
• Use of different coloured
textures.
• Use of mosaic animal sculptures.
• Organic features used in the
terrace walls.
• Different unique bending
shapes. La Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1882-2026
(The Holy Family) Victor Horta (Belgian architect and designer) (January 6, 1861 - September 8 1947) 4.HORTA MUSEUM HORTA MUSEUM
• Location: Belgium • Construction: 1898-1900
•The museum is actually the
house that Horta designed and built for himself.
• This is one is the only place
left you can see of his style
Features of the building
•Use of curved form
•Curved glass
Facade of the museum
• Horta has left the load-bearing columns exposed, making them become a decorative feature.
• This was a common trait in Art Nouveau -
making structural features appear ornamental.
• Horta has echoed the curves in the
balustrading with the curved stairs, tiled mosaic floor and the painted wall designs.
• Again, this is the way Art Nouveau
designers worked - creating a uniformity in the interior.
• The use of large areas of glass and the
linear iron supports allows for a delicate, almost transparent approach. INTERIOR OF THE MUSEUM
Curved railing
Spiral Staircase
The curves in the
balustrade & Tiled mosaic floor Arches Curved glasswork on walls Fall of Art Nouveau & Birth of Art Deco • When Art Nouveau fell out of fashion in the 1920s and 1930s, it was replaced by the clean, simple geometries of Art Deco. • The extravagant curves of Art Nouveau were seen as old-fashioned and viewed with contempt. • Many Art Nouveau products were put away, spurned, or destroyed.
• Rooms once decorated in what had been the
height of fashion were redecorated to conform to the latest taste.
