Art Nouveau 1880 - 1910

                                     

                           Art Nouveau Unknown designer interior architecture and interior decoration.

Art Nouveau formed itself in the 1880’s contained in Western Europe and United States until after WW1it continued running through late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, this Movement dominated the decorative and architectural style scene. The artists during this period aimed their works with a modernist perspective using elements of organic shapes and, geometric forms evolving the elegant designs a flow of lines that have unity and angular fillets to corners. This movement influenced architecture, art together with design and interiors. Art nouveau is known for its curved line and “whiplash” curves. They wanted to be free from the past design, Art Nouveau evoked the metaphor of freedom and release 

Together with the art Nouveau movement ran the erotic art side to the Nouveau movement, this use of style was mostly found on small scale sculptural works, ink prints and small lamps or intricate pieces.
These line of art was not directed to the middle class but more thought the higher paying customer you would also find they in high end bars and elite clubs.

The artist that designed this pieces that they respect the form of the women figure, it demands attention. And same goes with the sculptural work its demands attention, we see this develop later on during this movement when a the series of advert changed to a sexual nature advocating ‘sex sells’

                                     Parfum Advertising Alfred Mucha-Lance Parfum Rodo 1896

 

The Marketing ploy of sex sells is still in full swing in the 21st century with the addition amility to manipulate photos to incredible standeres.

Art Nouveau | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2015. Art Nouveau | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/artn/hd_artn.htm. [Accessed 30 January 2015].

Art Nouveau and the Erotic - Victoria and Albert Museum. 2015. Art Nouveau and the Erotic - Victoria and Albert Museum. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/art-nouveau-and-the-erotic/. [Accessed 30 January 2015].

Parfum Advertising | Parfum Opium 2 | Sex sells | Pinterest. 2015. Parfum Advertising | Parfum Opium 2 | Sex sells | Pinterest. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/389279961513999033/. [Accessed 30 January 2015].