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| − | Art nouveau architecture (late 19th—early 20th centuries) is characterized by the lively, serpentine curve known as the “whiplash.” Art nouveau incorporates organic and often symbolic motifs, usually languid-looking flowers and animals, and treats them in a flat, linear, and relief-like manner. | + | 1) Art nouveau architecture (late 19th—early 20th centuries) is characterized by the lively, serpentine curve known as the “whiplash.” Art nouveau incorporates organic and often symbolic motifs, usually languid-looking flowers and animals, and treats them in a flat, linear, and relief-like manner. |
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| + | 2) The Art Nouveau movement embraced the use of modern industrial materials but not functional aesthetics. Artists and architects were inspired by nature, especially from vines, snakes, flowers, and winged insects, whose delicate and sinuous forms were consistent with the graceful and attenuated aesthetic principles of the movement. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:24, 14 November 2017
1) Art nouveau architecture (late 19th—early 20th centuries) is characterized by the lively, serpentine curve known as the “whiplash.” Art nouveau incorporates organic and often symbolic motifs, usually languid-looking flowers and animals, and treats them in a flat, linear, and relief-like manner.
2) The Art Nouveau movement embraced the use of modern industrial materials but not functional aesthetics. Artists and architects were inspired by nature, especially from vines, snakes, flowers, and winged insects, whose delicate and sinuous forms were consistent with the graceful and attenuated aesthetic principles of the movement.