Vital Art Nouveau 1900

Vital Art Nouveau 1900

Author: Jiří Fronek

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788074670541

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Vital Art Nouveau 1900 presents a selection of the most outstanding works of Czech and European Art Nouveau style from the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, all of which are on permanent display at the Prague Municipal House. This volume establishes the Art Nouveau arts and crafts as part of the forward-looking trends and emancipation efforts that evolved in the late nineteenth century; as a reformist art movement, Art Nouveau strove to achieve a unity between art and life, aspiring to overcome the Romantic duality of beauty versus reality, or "the truth of life." These rebellious artists not only forced a break with the rigidity of existing art practices, but also regenerated forms of artistic expression that many considered to be stagnant. Infused with the popular aesthetic theories of the times, such as Vitalism and Spiritism, the Art Nouveau aesthetic answered and responded to the new zest for life that swept nineteenth-century society as a whole. Masterpieces of decorative art exhibited at the famous Paris World's Fair of 1900 are reproduced in this volume in color, alongside a variety of works ranging from paintings, poster art, magazines and ceramic works to jewelry, glassware and furniture.


Art Nouveau in Fin-de-Siecle France

Art Nouveau in Fin-de-Siecle France

Author: Debora L. Silverman

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0520913280

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Winner, 1990 Berkshire Conference Book Award Art Nouveau in Fin-de-Siecle France: Politics, Psychology, and Style explores the shift in the locus of modernity from technological monument to private interior. It examines the political, economic, social, intellectual and artistic factors, specific to late 19th century France, that interacted in the development of art nouveau.


Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Author: Gabriel P. Weisberg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-05

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 113502314X

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First published in 1998. Design reform in the fields of architecture and the decorative or applied arts became objectified through writings published during the period of 1885 to 1910. This investigation includes, but is not limited to, Art Nouveau in France and Belgium, and the arts and crafts movement in England and the United States. Even though the similar processes of creativity and shared goals of Art Nouveau and the arts and crafts movement have long been recognized, attempts to explore their origins and their points of interrelation with the broader scope of art history have been largely unsuccessful—until now.


Tracing Behind the Image

Tracing Behind the Image

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9004438394

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Tracing Behind the Image discusses how our relationship to images, collectively and individually is constantly shifting in our increasingly screen-based world. This volume offers pedagogies, analyses and strategies for developing visual literacy across education and industry.


Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Author: Victor Arwas

Publisher: Papadakis Publisher

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 1901092372

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Rarely has a subject been served by a book of this stature. Five years in the making, it covers all aspects of Art Nouveau in France in 624 authoritative pages and 740 illustrations. Arwas traces the evolution of the movement as it developed, primarily in Nancy and Paris, with the help of carefully chosen illustrations, many never published before. Ranging from the 1900 Paris exhibition to paintings, graphics and posters and such collecting fields as furniture, jewellery, ceramics, book bindings and sculpture, the informative, witty text ranges over architecture, haute couture, and the role of women in Art Nouveau with a particular look at such theatrical icons as Sarah Bernhardt, Loïe Fuller and the Grandes Horizontales. Destined to become the standard book on the subject, both content and design will appeal widely to the connoisseur, the specialist and the collector, as well as to the novice who will be introduced to the magical wonders of the style.


Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Author: Jeremy Howard

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780719041617

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This critical survey of the Art Nouveau movement reveals the diversity of this style across the breadth of the European continent. With the inclusion of Eastern Europe and the full range of artistic media, the book shows how this movement changed the face of European art and design from Paris to Prague. Clearly structured by country, it traces the emergence of Art Nouveau, highlighting the particular interpretations of the style in each country. Countries covered include: Belgium; Spain; Britain; Austria; Hungary; and Russia. Each chapter contains sections on political and cultural contexts, specific visual characteristics and key artists and designers. It analyzes the contribution of both well-known artists and designers such as Gaudi; Van de Velde; Mackintosh; and Mucha, and brings to light many others whose contributions have been largely inaccessible. With a bibliography and glossary, this text should provide a useful introduction to this subject.


Encyclopedia of Interior Design

Encyclopedia of Interior Design

Author: Joanna Banham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1997-05

Total Pages: 1469

ISBN-13: 1136787585

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First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Art Nouveau: The Essential Reference

Art Nouveau: The Essential Reference

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 0486799832

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Full-color and black-and-white works by virtually every key artist of the Art Nouveau movement, including Mucha, Seguy, Beardsley, and Verneuil. Includes material from rare books, portfolios, and major periodicals, plus bibliographies and artist biographies.