Art Nouveau Movement

Art Nouveau is a style of art that is used internationally; this style is applied in architecture, applied arts, and more specifically they are used in decorative arts. The art nouveau style became popular between 1890 and 1910, the art was inspired by the structures that existed during this time and the natural forms, for instance, the appearance of flowers, and the curved lines on plants (Holt 129). The style encircles almost all the aspects of decorative and fine arts; these aspects include graphic art, architectural paintings and jewellery creation, interior design, metalwork, glass art, ceramic arts and textiles. This style of art was characterized by the use of natural lines, natural forms and natural designs in its designs. This style of art also played a major role in ensuring that there was a connection between neoclassicism and the Renaissance. Neoclassicism art was focused on the Roman and Greek arts, while the Renaissance arts developed arts based on the Renaissance theme. The connection provided by the art nouveau movement allowed art styles to transition into modern styles of art. At the end of the art nouveau style, art styles of cubism and surrealism began.

Art nouveau was ubiquitously used to create many forms of artefacts and designs. Some of the ways that this design style manifested in different forms of art include; print manifestation, this manifestation played a primary role in ensuring that the art nouveau movement was understood. The colour choices that were used in this form of print were distinct from other print styles. Art of nouveau also manifested in the photographic images that were used in paintings, interior designs, architectural designs and decorative works. One of the unique features which made the art nouveau design stand out from the other forms of art is that it blazed its own path. Unlike other styles of art, which had used cues from other forms of art, this new style of art took inspiration from the elements and structures that were available around, for instance, the natural structures in the world (Saveliev & Yevgeniy 157). In the various manifestations of this form of art, the features of this new art style that made it unique from the other forms of art include the use of longer, sinuous and curvy lines that made them look more luxurious, the use of lines of vertical height, the use of linear lines that were more conservative and the use of the whiplash lines.

The art nouveau was reflected in early modern dance in different ways. Early modern dance was a style of dance that is described as a free form of dance that utilizes improvisation, innovation and inspiration from the elements which are within the environment and natural structures. In early modern dance, dancers used simple dance movements which were expressive, and created a fantasy world of shapes and light plays. Just like in Art Nouveau, early modern dance took inspiration and styles from nature and structures. The style was also free-form; artists could use their own style depending on the structures and elements that existed in their environment (Boutinot, Sylvaine & Olga n.p). The early modern dance style also did not borrow dancing styles from other dance forms in the past, it introduced new styles which were unique to the dance style.

Works Cited

Boutinot, Amélie, Sylvaine Castellano, and Olga Ivanova. The Rise and Fall of Art Nouveau:(De) Legitimation Processes in Creative Industries. No. has-01507994. 2015.

Holt, Jenny. "A Lesson to" the Western Barbarian": Culture and Civility in British and American Debates on Japanese Decorative Art during the Meiji Period." Victorian Review 42.1 (2016): 127-148.

Saveliev, Matvei V., and Yevgeniy N. Polyakov. "THE TRADITIONAL OF FOLK ARCHITECTURE IN THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ARTISTIC DECORATION OF THE ENTRANCE GROUP OF THE SIBERIAN CITY ESTATE OF XIX-EARLY XX CENTURIES." VESTNIK TOMSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA-KULTUROLOGIYA I ISKUSSTVOVEDENIE-TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF CULTURAL STUDIES AND ART HISTORY 21.1 (2016): 155-170.