ideal modern art
ideal modern art
At the end of the nineteenth century, to be more precise over the last decade, developed in Europe a modernist trend that manifested in all the arts both in architecture and interior design, especially in everything related to furniture, textiles and utensils commonly used in graphic design, jewelry and sculpture and painting.
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As has happened many times throughout the history of art, this style was the result of a lack of inspiration or creativity of the moment. For instance say that in jewelry, which was one of the arts that accused the other hand, is still using an “Elizabethan” design and above all, a style that was uniform and unchanging throughout Europe.
Also, as in almost all styles and movements, different influences would contribute to his birth. The Gothic Revival, Historicism and Symbolism (in this blog and 25/12/10). But is the Arts and Crafts Movement William Morris, which is considered crucial and precursor for the formation of the personality of this movement.
Literally, the name means “New Art” and as the name suggests, it designates a complex and innovative style. He realized, as we have said, in all the arts and design but we could say that were the decorative arts that most accused the revolution that was born as a result of industrialization and technology that had dominated the last decades of the nineteenth century.
After different English experiences arises in Brussels in 1890 what was to be known as a new style: the Modern Style that speaks of its English origin. And it would be from the Paris Exhibition of 1900 when it successfully spread internationally.
No sector of art and everyday life remained indifferent at that time before the emergence of cinema, of the products of the industrial age, or with the mechanics. If cinema reflected this technological revolution, the Art Nouveau wanted to “beautify” these processes. If technology and art had been separated so far, the Art Noumea set out to change that situation and reconcile art and technique and you could say that when that time came in 1900.
ideal modern art
New theories and new aesthetics were to be the basis of change. The mythical, fantastic, the influence of Eastern civilizations, symmetry when composing decorative objects that were increasingly attractive, naturalistic decoration and floral motif abundant animals that were not mere ornaments in the objects, but the medium to give the shape. The function and use thus becomes an aesthetic pleasure.
Looking a little history, we say that the art movements that had occurred earlier in every part of the world would also influence and intensity differently in the various arts of the new movement.
We see for example that the neo-rococo influential in the movement, especially in relation to the reproduction of nature in all furniture art, baroque or neo with reliefs and the effects of light and shadow, in the forms of sculpture.
The Celtic revival that occurred in Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland, would be reflected in the jewelry and especially in the Enlightenment.
The truth is that if we go back a lot and look forward to a William Blake and the Pre-Raphaelites (this blog on 7/12/10) possibly they would find an early Art Nouveau.
Also the presence of Japanese art that erupted in Europe would make his mark.
Art Nouveau was a great exponent of architecture. Its development was mainly between 1890 and 1900 in Europe. In Latin America was developed much later (1920 approx.).
Both the architecture and decoration of the buildings would be heavily marked with this style in the structure and ornamentation. The naturalistic decoration (flowers, leaves, bones, animals) overcomes the functional elements.
ideal modern art
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