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Art Nouveau, 1890-1914,explores a new style in thevisual arts and architecture

that developed in Europeand North America at the

end of the nineteenthcentury.


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three sections: the rst focuses

on the 19 !orld"s #air in$aris% where Art Nouveau wasestablished as the rst new

decorative style of thetwentieth century& the second

examines the sources that

in'uenced the style& and thethird loo(s at its developmentand fruition in ma)or cities in


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attempt to create an

international style based ondecoration. *t was developedby a brilliant and ener+etic

+eneration of artists anddesi+ners% who sou+ht to

fashion an art form appropriate

to the modern a+e. ,urin+ thisextraordinary time% urban life

as we now understand it was


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-ld customs% habits% andartistic styles sat alon+side

new% combinin+ a wide ran+eof contradictory ima+es and

ideas. any artists% desi+ners%

and architects were excited bynew technolo+ies and

lifestyles% while othersretreated into the past%embracin+ the spirit world%

fantasy% and myth.


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Art Nouveau was in many

ways a response to the*ndustrial /evolution. 0ome

artists welcomedtechnolo+ical pro+ress andembraced the aesthetic

possibilities of newmaterials such as cast iron.

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-t ers ep ore t eshoddiness of mass

produced machinemade+oods and aimed to elevate

the decorative arts to thelevel of ne art by applyin+the hi+hest standards of

craftsmanship and desi+n toeveryday ob)ects


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. Art Nouveau desi+nersalso believed that all the

arts should wor( in harmonyto create a 2total wor( of

art%buildin+s% furniture%textiles% clothes% and )ewelry

all conformed to theprinciples of Art Nouveau.


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This movement wal(ed underthe 'a+ of an art that would

brea( all connections toclassical times% and brin+ downthe barriers between the ne

arts and applied arts. ArtNouveau was more than a

mere style. *t was a way ofthin(in+ about modern societyand new production methods

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*t was an attempt to redenethe meanin+ and nature of the

wor( of art. #rom that time on% itwas the duty of art not tooverloo( any everyday ob)ect% no

matter how utilitarian it mi+htbe. This approach was

considered completely new andrevolutionary% thus the New Art

Art Nouveau name.


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ecause o yp ca a %decorative patterns used in

all art forms% Art Nouveauobtained a nic(name "thenoodle style" in #rench% "5e

style nouilles". 6isualstandards of the Art

Nouveau style are 'at%decorative patterns%

intertwined or+anic forms of


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r ouveau emp as 7ehandcraftin+ as opposed to

machine manufacturin+% theuse of new materials.Althou+h curvin+ lines

characteri7e Art Nouveau%ri+htan+led forms are also

typical% especially as thestyle was practiced in

0cotland and in Austria.

T i l f thi t l


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Typical for this style wasartistic application of

modern industrialtechni8ues and modern

materials unmas(ed iron inarchitecture for example.

$rincipal sub)ects are lavish

birds and 'owers% insectsand polyformic femme

fatale.


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are used widely as a llin+

for reco+ni7able sub)ectmatter. $urposeful

elimination of three

dimensions is often appliedthrou+h reduced shadin+.

Art Nouveau artifacts arebeautiful ob)ects of art% butnot necessarily very

functional.


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Art Nouveau had its deepestin'uence on a variety of art

and desi+n movements thatcontinued to explore

inte+rated desi+n% includin+ ,e0ti)l% a ,utch desi+n movementin the 19;s% and the


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Art Nouveau District of Riga, Latvia

These are stunnin+

examples of art nouveau inarchitecture from /i+a%

5atvia. They represent theirama7in+ Art Nouveau

district.
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http://mysticsartnouveau.blogspot.com/2010/10/art-nouveau-ironwork-in-grand-palais.html


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and Palais - France

This prime example of ArtNouveau in architecture is found in

$aris in the


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Adverti7in+ art reached a

7enith in the Art Nouveaupaintin+s of Alphonseucha. ucha was born in

1BC in oravia% the modernD7ech /epublic. e moved

to $aris in 1BBF where hestudied at the Academie

Gulian.


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stru++lin+ artist in $aris% hecreated a sensational posterfor the worldfamous actress%0arah 4ernhardt. 0he si+ned

him to a six year contract todesi+n posters% sets% andcostumes for her plays.

0uccess had arrived% andwithin a few years his fame

had spread around the +lobe.


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