Art Nouveau

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Wisteria Lamp (1902)

Louis Comfort Tiffany

This lamp is in the Art Nouveau style because of the way the lamp looks like a tree. The branches seem to fall down along with the wisterias, giving that look. These are characteristics of Art Nouveau. And the colours of the glass and the lines on the lamp gives it a unique look.

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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)

As one of his famous works, this painting is in the Art Nouveau style because it has many patterns that looks like movement which makes it flowing. If you look closely at the woman's dress, you can see the long curvy lines that is part of Art Nouveau.

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The Tree of Life (1905)

(February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933)

Louis Tiffany an American artist and designer. He is a glass maker famous for his work in stained glass and jewelry. He is the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of the Tiffany & Company. Louis chose to pursue in art instead of the family busines. He also created a new type of glass known for its iridescent coloring, called "Favrile," which helped raise his status as a world leader in glass production. Louis is known to be the leader of the Art Nouveau for his brilliant works in his glass works.

This is one of Gustav's golden paintings during the "golden phase". This painting is in the Art Nouveau style because of the way the branches of the tree are drawn. They are long as they extend out and at the end of the branches, they make a twirl, giving it an Art Nouveau feeling. The patterns on the 2 people are given movement, making it flowing. And if you look closely, you can see a black bird there, which is part of Art Nouveau

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Mangolias and Irises (1908)

Art Nouveau

This glass window is in the Art Nouveau style because it has a lot of nature in it such as the flowers and the background. The long, curvy lines on the magnolias and irises makes it pop, characteristics of Art Nouveau.

Alphonse Mucha

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Poster for ’Gismonda’ (1894)

This poster is in the Art Nouveau style because of its flowing patterns oh the woman's clothes. There are flowers on her head and she is holding a palm, characteristics of Art Nouveau. It also has pale colours which surprisingly looks bold.The lines are long and curvy, making it look elegant.

(July 24, 1860 - July 14, 1939)

Alphonse Mucha is a Czech artist who is best known for his illustrations of women, He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements and designs, but most importanly for plays. His style was also known as the "Mucha Style", which is also synonymous to the term Art Nouveau. Mucha’s believed that by making beautiful works of art the quality of life would be improved. He also believed that it was his duty as an artist to promote art for ordinary people. This belief is key to the Art Nouveau movement.

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Daydream/Rêverie (1897)

This poster is in the Art Nouveau style because the flowers in the background are arranged and curved in a way that it looks like a lace pattern. It still has the pale colours on the woman and the floweres but with the green to make contrast. And the lines are long and curvy, which is a characteristic of Art Nouveau.

Introduction

Art Nouveau is a style of art and architecture that originated in Western Europe around 1890 until 1914 when WWI started.

It was also a movement in an attempt to stop looking back in the past for ideas, but instead taking inspiration from what it saw around it, like the natural world. Their philosophy is that art should become part of everyday life. Art should be available to everyone, not just to the rich people.

The main characteristics of this style are its use of long, curvy lines. Those lines are what mainly made up this style. It also included flat, decorative patterns, birds, flowers, insects and women. This was used most often in architecture, interior design, jewelry and glass design, posters, and illustration.

Gustav Klimt

(July 14, 1862 - February 6, 1918)

Gustav Klimt is an Austrian artist and one of the founding members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession) movement. His works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects. Gustav's works are mostly women and this caused some controversy because of the eroticism. But despite that, his famous works are his golden paintings during the "golden phase" of his life. He wanted to be "free" from traditional academic art, which is one of the philosophies of Art Nouveau.

Makayla Moreno

Conclusion

In conclusion, I think Louis Tiffany best illustrates the Art Nouveau style. The lines are the important part of Art Nouveau and he did the best with those lines with the way he did on his glass works. The use of the colours gave his works a soft, yet bold look into it. His works are very inspired by nature which is part of Art Nouveau. He has also included flat decorative patterns into his work. And he made his art available to everyone, one of the philosophies of Art Nouveau. People can buy his lamps and then art would be part of their lives. He also made a new kind of way to make lamps art. This is why I think Louis Tiffany best illustrates the Art Nouveau style, physically and spiritually.