where do trends come from?

Where do trends come from?

Art Nouveau1885 - 1915

Highly Stylized, flowing, curvilinear designs - sometimes incorporating floral and plant - inspired motifs.

The name originated from a shop in Paris - Mason de l’Art Nouveau owned by Siegfriend Bing.

Blossomed out of The Arts and Crafts Movement - inspired by the writings of John Ruskin and a romantic idealization of the craftsman taking pride in his work.

Alphonse MuchaCreated paintings, posters, book illustrations, and advertisements.

Women in flowing gowns surrounded by flowers.

Wanted to distance himself from fashionable artwork.

“Art existed to communicate a spiritual message.”

AubreyBeardsley

The Peacock Skirt, 1894. Pen-and-ink

English author and illustrator

William BradleyCreated illustrations for periodicals and children’s books.

“Dean of American designers”

Highest paid American artist of the early 20th century

Referred to as the “American Beardsley”

Antoni Gaudi

Spanish

Architect

Casa Milá

Barcelona, Spain

1907

Rene’ Lalique

Jewelry and Glass designer

1890 - France’s foremost Art Nouveau jewelry designers.

Mixing the female figure with nature.

Dragonfly woman corsage ornament 1897 - 1898

Victor HortaBelgian architect

Credited as the first to introduce Art Nouveau from the decorative arts to architecture

Hotel Tassels

Brussels

1892 - 1893

Hector GuimardFrench Art Nouveau

Metropolitain (subway) EntrancesParis, France

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Balcony Railing 1905 - 1907

Castel Beranger

Paris France

1870

William Morris

tile and textile Art Nouveau designs, late 19th century

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General Electric logo

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Company founded by Thomas Alva Edison in 1878 to sell his product the incandescent lamp. The logo was designed to be the a badge on the center of an electric fan.

Curved Line Document

Create an ORIGINAL design for an ornamental emblem or piece of jewelry similar to the style of the dragonfly woman corsage by Rene’ Lalique.

As we see the combination of the human figure with the organic lines of nature in Art Nouveau so will you combine an image of your face with the body of a bug, bird, or dragon (not lizard).

The style of Art Nouveau is very curvilinear. You will use only CURVED lines in Illustrator to execute your design.

This document will be 11”x17” or tabloid size.

Your object should be fully covered with lines and fill most of the space on your document.

Use solid lines and a variety of colors in your design.

Lalique Project