Art Nouveau

Beginning with the art movement 'Art Nouveau' it becomes clear that trends have even been set as far back as the 1890's. The movement Art Nouveau seemed to be at its peak between 1890-1910 and came back around in the 1960's. It was most popular around Europe and was very big in Paris and London. Art Nouveau became not only an artform but aspects of furniture, jewellery and other household objects aswell as being involved in architecture. Some of the first artists to kick start this art movement were people like Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald. Together they were two of the most influential members of the loose collective at the Glasgow School of Art. Aswell as the pair an artist named Alphonse Mucha seem to stand out for me in the world of Art Nouveau. Mucha was the very first commercial illustrator creating very large paintings aswell as posters for advertising purposes. His paintings generally consisted of floral patternings, flowing lines and edges, portraits of beautiful woman and very subtle, pastel colours.