Our class discussion today was based upon the Art Nouveau movement. Art nouveau was one of the biggest international art movements in history. All parts of the world contributed to this movement. Art nouveau basically means "new art". The basic style of Art Nouveau was organic and linear. The style was very imaginative. Celtic and Rococo were used during the Art
Nouveau movement along with ideas from the arts and crafts movement and Japanese decorative design. Vines, birds, flowers and females were often portrayed by Art Nouveau artists.
Ukiyo-e was an art movement used in Japan. It was a huge influence in Europe. Ukiyo-e depicted pictures of a floating world and book illustrations along with woodblock prints. French Art Nouveau progressed in poster design rapidly. Henri de Toulouse was a huge French Art Nouveau artist. In England, graphic design and illustrations were very popular. In Belgium and the Netherlands, book design was booming and paintings were abandoned. In Germany, the Germans had a movement called Jugendstil which consisted of art that was rich in variety and medieval characteristics showed in many compositions. Now as for America, the Art Nouveau movement made its way over through the Harper Magazine. Compositions consisted of vibrant colors and the Victorian style highly influenced artists.
The Art Nouveau movement was a very important time for society. It was an imaginative, non-traditional time that allowed artists to experiment more freely with new materials. Art Nouveau embraced all areas of art, whether it was architecture, posters or books. This international movement made its mark in art history forever.
One thing that I learned from class today was Art Nouveau was one of the biggest, more important movements in art history. I didn't realize how important it was until after the presentation that was given in class today.
One question I have is were woodblock prints being used by other countries other than Japan or was it starting to die off during the Art Nouveau movement.
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