Styles and Movement (Art Nouveau)

Art Nouveau

This type of art was the innovation of a new style mixed with past styles and future styles that could follow; infect it was known as the modern art because of its own style, even the name itself means ‘New art’.

It was popular between 1890 to the First World War, where it became part of everyday life, and it wasn't just used for one type of art such as fine art, but it was also used in applied art, decorative art and even in architecture.

Applied Art Work

Fine Art Work

Architecture Work

Decorative Art Work

As you can see in the pictures above it is very notable that nature was a big influence to the finalized product. Infect nature is one thing art nouveau was influenced by. Of course, for the modern art to evolve in the way it did, it was mainly influenced by other type of arts, and these were; the Japanese art, the Celtic art, and the Egyptian art.

Japanese Art

Celtic Art

Egyptian Art

Originally ‘art nouveau’ was part of a gallery’s name in Paris, of an art collector Siegfried Bing (1838-1905). The name of this art gallery was ‘La Maison de l’Art Nouveau, and basically it showcased the type of work that was worked in the Art Nouveau style. The name of the gallery became the name of the actual style after the Exposition Universelle (a world’s fair) in 1900. Thanks to this, both the gallery and more even the style were boosted and started to get more popular.

Siegfried Bing

La Maison de l'Art Nouveau

After this, the style started to get its popularity in Europe and even in America. It was evolving in America because of the people that were emigrating from Europe to go there, infect there are some designs which are a bit similar to each other from the different regions. In some countries where this style was promoted, the name Art nouveau wasn't used, but instead they were using different names. Also there were countries that used to refer for the same style in a different name. Few of these names are; ‘Jugendstil’ in Germany (meaning young style), ‘Le style Moderne’ in France (meaning modern style), ‘Arte Nuova’ in Italy (meaning new art). Basically the majority of the names used, had the meaning that the style is new/modern. In America the name used was ‘Tiffany Style’ and it was part of a movement with the Art Nouveau glass-maker and jeweller Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Some Artist of Art Nouveau and their work.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: a representative of Art Nouveau in the UK. He was born in Glasgow (Scotland) he was a designer, an artist, water colourist and an architect.

Mackintosh Work

Victor Horta: an art Nouveau architecture. He was from Belgium and is one of the most important artists in Art Nouveau architect.

Horta Work

Joseph Maria Olbrich: was from Austria. He was an architect and was also the co-founder of the Vienna Secession (the Union of the artist in Austria).

Olbrich Work

Henry van de Velde: originally he was from Belgium. He was a painter, architect and interior designer and was considered one of the main representatives of Art Nuveau in Belgium. He spent most of his time in Germany and this effected the architecture and design in there.

Van de Velde Work

Graphic Design Examples:

Art Nouveau Stylish Poster

Art Nouveu Stylish Poster

Visual Arts Cork, n.d, History of Art Nouveau (online):- http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/art-nouveau.htm (Accessed 15th October 2015).

Ranker, 2015, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (online):- http://www.ranker.com/review/charles-rennie-mackintosh/704427?q=global_nodematch&ref=mainnav (Accessed 15^th October 2015).

Ranker, 2015, Victor Horta (online):- http://www.ranker.com/review/victor-horta/2335642?q=global_nodematch&ref=mainnav (Accessed 15^th October 2015).

Ranker, 2015, Joseph Maria Olbrich (online):- http://www.ranker.com/review/joseph-maria-olbrich/1324000?q=global_nodematch&ref=mainnav (Accessed 15^th October 2015).

Ranker, 2015, Henry Van de Velde (online):- http://www.ranker.com/review/henry-van-de-velde/1152613?q=global_nodematch&ref=mainnav (Accessed 15^th October 2015).