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THE ART NOUVEAU

The term art nouveau first appeared in the 1880s in the Belgian journal ‘L’Art Moderne’ to describe the work of Les Vingt, there were 20 painters and sculptors seeking reform through art. The art nouveau is a movement that flourished from the 1880s until the First World War. Western Europe and the United States were in the midst of the development. It was inspired from the aspects and elements of the natural world, it influenced architecture and art especially in the graphic and illustration world.

The last major exhibition of art nouveau was at the V&A, in 2000, it was one of the biggest hits in the museum's history. And its now one of the best collections of it anywhere, its shown in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

GRAPHICS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

The graphics and illustrations of this movement were the first mass produced style that became such a big part of its history especially with their techniques used for both making this art and printing it. Two-dimensional Art Nouveau pieces were painted, drawn, and printed in popular forms such as advertisements, posters, labels, and magazines. What I liked most about these illustrations and graphics was that some designs flowed smoothly showing how it is linked to our natural world. Even though they did not have the same tools we do in order to create such precise and eye catching graphics and works, we can still see such amazing imagination and creativity.