Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau was an international movement spreading throughout Europe and America, however it was popular in France, Scotland and Britain.
Art Nouveau was first introduced in the early nineteenth century, but became more popular between 1895 and 1905, in the late nineteenth century.
The movement came about because designers wanted to react against popular in society. Art nouveau helped artist and designers to express their imaginations and their inner self, and this showed in there work.
The main sources of inspiration for this movement were: -
• Plants - lilies, irises, and poppies - these could be easily swept round the leaves and petals
• Birds - swans and peacocks- -the curves of the bodies were often cured round each other
• Figures - based on elegant young graceful dancers.
Art Nouveau designers had their favourite subjects which they used over and over again.
The main characteristics for Art Nouveau is the following: -
• Stylised images - swirling twisted and elongated forms
• ‘s' shape designs
• Flat, BOLD colours
Art Deco
Art Deco was popular in Europe and America . It was introduced around 1920 -1930, but was popular in 1925 after it was discovered at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris.
Art Deco came after Art Nouveau movement, and was an art form that rebelled against the Art Nouveau. There were no patterns, birds, figures, plants or ‘S' shapes in Art Deco formations.
Rectangular shapes and straight lines replaces the curing and swirling lines of Art Nouveau.
The inspiration for the Art Deco movement were cubism and photo type for machines production- - this was the era for the industrial age.
The characteristics of Art Deco are as follows: -
• Straight lines
• Zigzag lines
• Sun rays
• Pyramidal stepped shapes
• Symmetrical shapes
All these different kinds of shapes were used and were important to the designs because it gave a balanced end even look to the picture. The design appeared simple
