art nouveau man vs. nature grid drawings
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Art Nouveau Grid Drawings: Man vs. Nature
Art Nouveau
• Art Nouveau– Often found inspiration in organic or natural things– Wanted to harmonize nature with the man-made– Influenced by Japanese prints– Often used to advertise something– Whiplash technique: dynamic, undulating, flowing
lines that create rhythm
Example of Japanese Prints that Influenced Art NouveauGreat Wave Off Kanagawa; Hokusai
Example of Japanese Prints that Influenced Art NouveauView of Mount Fuji from Harajuku, part of the Fifty-three
Stations of the Tokaido series by Hiroshige, published 1850
Example of Japanese Prints that Influenced Art Nouveau
Assignment
• Design a portrait of a face that incorporates nature in some way.
• The portrait can communicate either a positive or negative relationship between humans and nature. The point is that it communicates SOMETHING, as Art Nouveau was often used to advertise.
Assignment
• Use Art Nouveau characteristics in your drawing:– Organic/natural imagery– Human-made imagery– Japanese print qualities– Whiplash technique: dynamic, undulating, flowing
lines that create rhythm
Advertisement for the Art Nouveau Gallery "La Maison Moderne"; Manuel Orazi; 1902; Art Nouveau;
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Bildnis Fritza Riedler; Gustav Klimt; 1906; Art Nouveau; Oil on Canvas
F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur; Alfons Mucha; 1897; Art Nouveau; Lithograph
La Dame aux Camelias; Alfons Mucha; 1896; Color Lithograph
Monaco Monte Carlo; Alfons Mucha; 1897; Art Nouveau; Color Lithograph
Winter, from The Seasons Series; Alfons Mucha; 1896; Art Nouveau; Color Lithograph
Zodiac; Alfons Mucha; 1896; Art Nouveau; Color Lithograph
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