Aesthetic Movement 1870-1930

A Movement that started in the late 19th century, an artistic and literary movement based on the motto "art for arts sake' and brought up the argument that art and design would regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty,ornamentation.
The Aesthetic movement came after the Arts and Crafts movement, and this term was used to refer to the new emphasized principles how design was developing, the development of furniture,metalwork, ceramics and stained glass, wallpaper, textiles and  books. 
Most writers of this movement would link the reaction of the Industrialization in the mid 19th century in England.

This movement combined exotic design as well as historical inspirational sources. 
During this time Japanese art made its day-view with the rest of the world. 
Not much of this movement remains to this day, as design objects were never inexpensive and not mass-produced, the consumer would have been one that would buy to show how well-off they were and to own items of beauty. 
 English designer begun by following the 'mold' so to say they stuck to the pattern of imitation. Fashion was had a big impact with influenced of Japanese cloisonne wear,ivories and bronze. 

 The Cult of Beauty.

Potters of this movement quickly picked up on this ornamental design , being accustomed to aesthetics, and visual pleasing pieces via pattern or texture, the potters now started to use the Japanese techniques and style. 

From the Aesthetic Movement a lot of fresh ideas new shapes and forms came to be and from then they were moulding the people and design of the 20th century 

The japanese principles that inspired the western designers brought varying of designs and produces, the study of japanses design influence large commercial companies like Wedgwood,Copeland,Worcester and Minton, purely for the fashionable decorative values.
But Christopher Dresser and Edward Goodwin saw the functionality in the movement , tearing it to its bare bones and realesing a new sense of functionality in design.  

Christopher Dresser and Edward Goodwin, Kitchen set 

The Aesthetic Movement never really completed what it set out to do. 
the movement came into action to reform and refine earlier styles yet what they did was creat new design and a veriaty of style for the consumers.
Then again the designers did lay down a foundation for for the upcoming century.




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