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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Art Nouveau 1880-1914


From the 1880s until the First World War, western Europe and the United States witnessed the development of Art Nouveau "New Art". Taking inspiration from organic aspects, Art Nouveau influenced architecture and especially in the arts, graphic work, and illustration. Art Nouveau's flowing line may be understood as a metaphor for the freedom and release sought by its practitioners and admirers from the weight of artistic tradition. 

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