Art Nouveau Grid Drawings: Man vs. Nature

Art Nouveau

• Art Nouveau– Often found inspiration in organic or natural things– Wanted to harmonize nature with the man-made– Influenced by Japanese prints– Often used to advertise something– Whiplash technique: dynamic, undulating, flowing

lines that create rhythm

Example of Japanese Prints that Influenced Art NouveauGreat Wave Off Kanagawa; Hokusai

Example of Japanese Prints that Influenced Art NouveauView of Mount Fuji from Harajuku, part of the Fifty-three

Stations of the Tokaido series by Hiroshige, published 1850

Example of Japanese Prints that Influenced Art Nouveau

Assignment

• Design a portrait of a face that incorporates nature in some way.

• The portrait can communicate either a positive or negative relationship between humans and nature. The point is that it communicates SOMETHING, as Art Nouveau was often used to advertise.

Assignment

• Use Art Nouveau characteristics in your drawing:– Organic/natural imagery– Human-made imagery– Japanese print qualities– Whiplash technique: dynamic, undulating, flowing

lines that create rhythm

Advertisement for the Art Nouveau Gallery "La Maison Moderne"; Manuel Orazi; 1902; Art Nouveau;

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Bildnis Fritza Riedler; Gustav Klimt; 1906; Art Nouveau; Oil on Canvas

F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur; Alfons Mucha; 1897; Art Nouveau; Lithograph

La Dame aux Camelias; Alfons Mucha; 1896; Color Lithograph

Monaco Monte Carlo; Alfons Mucha; 1897; Art Nouveau; Color Lithograph

Winter, from The Seasons Series; Alfons Mucha; 1896; Art Nouveau; Color Lithograph

Zodiac; Alfons Mucha; 1896; Art Nouveau; Color Lithograph

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