1. The Art nouveau movement

2. Art nouveau Is characterized by: • Playful curvy lines (Curvilinear) • Rich details • Creates a sense of organic, natural & botanical style • Aimed to make decorative arts into fine art

3. Curvilinear Lines

4. Rich Details

5. Theme • Plants • Organic • Natural • Botanical

6. Art nouveau Glass

8. Electric Light The invention of electric light elevated interior design and the art nouveau movement.

9. Loie Fuller inSpires

10. History • 1890-1914

11. History Rejected • “snobby” art of the 1800’s • Mass produced goods

12. Decorative • Buildings • Glass • Jewelry • Clothes • Furniture

13. Artists • Mucha • Guimard • Horta • Klimt

14. Alphonse Mucha

15. Hector Guimard

16. GustavKlimt

17. Rene lalique

18. Antoni Gaudi

19. Louis ComfortTiffany

20. fall of the Period • 1914 Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand triggers World War I • Marks the end of the whimsical and harmonious period

33. Art nouveau Is characterized by: • Playful curvy lines (Curvilinear) • Rich details • Creates a sense of organic, natural & botanical style • Aimed to make decorative arts into fine art