Monday 12 January 2015

Presentation












Gesamtkunstwerk
[guh-zahmt-koo nst-verk]
(Jugendstil)

"total works of the arts


- equal importance to all forms of art


- craft-based arts = paintings/sculture


But when did it all start?




            383px-Lautrec_moulin_rouge,_la_goulue_(poster)_1891.jpgSome claim Vincent van Gogh






            Others say perhaps the lithographs of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, such as La Goule at the Moulin Rouge (1891).


However many point to the origins of Art Nouveau at a book cover of Wrens City Churches by

Arthur Mackmurdo



































wren's_city_churches1329126133977.jpgAs seen here in the image below the design depicts serpentine stalks of flowers combining into one large, whiplashed stalk at the bottom of the page. Clearly reminiscent of Japanese Style wood block prints.


The Vienna Secession






       United in 1897


       For the means of unity to break free from old traditions and popularise Art Nouveau.

       A collective of visual artists, decorators, sculptors, architects, crafts person, designers and jewellers.

       Arguably the most prolific and influential of the secessionists was painter Gustav Klimt.


Gustav_Klimt_016.jpgGustav Klimt, creator of Hope II and The Kiss (both 1907-08). The elaborate decorations in his paintings, including gold and silver leaf, and rhythmical abstractions, make them some of the most widely revered examples of the style



1010px-Gustav_Klimt_-_Hope,_II_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg


The World's Fair in Paris -1900

Art Nouveau style was present in all its forms.

Of particular note was the construction and opening of the Grand Palais in 1900, a

img_18961360715434315.jpgbuilding containing an interior glass dome that clearly adopted the Art Nouveau style

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