The Influence of Japanese Art on Modern Design – ART NOUVEAU

The Japanese art that was across Europe and America in began they used to produce prints only but in the Western  Japanese art was more developed trough art and paintings. Trough the western art they used to observe the work of the Edo Period of the Japanes art , mostly in modern prints shows this influence.

Félix Bracquemond

One of the top artist was the french impresssionist painter `Félix Bracquemond`. Once he was extraordinated of a set of Hokusai sketches in Paris made with circle of his friends. This work was inspired from Japanese art. More important artist that where inspired from Japanese art where Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Mary Cassatt, Degas, Renoir, James McNeill Whistler, Monet, van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, Paul Gaugin, Aubrey Beardsley and Klimt.

Ukiyo Art was also inspired from Japanese art trough the clear lines and flat areas of colours. Impressionism, Art Nouveau and Modernism are also different type of art that where developed from Japanese art.

Art Nouveau

The name Art Nouveau comes form french and it means new art. It is a type of art that incorporate design, art and architecture from the late 19th century. It was spread trough Europe very fast trough photo-illustration, magazines and exhibitions. According to each  country the style name was different and in Europe it was called Modernisime.  This style was focused on a lot of decorative designs. Art Nouveau was a style that had a lot of effective designers and artist who continued in fashion to the modern age.
This style has organic lines and mostly they used dark colors like yellow , dark red, brown, blue and olive. 
The most characteristics that makes this style modern are the symmetrical and undulating lines that they have , mostly made from flowers, insect wings, buds and natural detailed objects. As paintings in this style usually they will be in a very elegant and graceful way. They also combine the creation of natural elements with the lines and symbols.

Art Nouveau Prints :

“Tropon” by Henry van de Velde 

The  Art Nouveau prints in this period are very important , like the Lithograph `Tropon` print made by Henry vande Velde. This shows a lot distinctive colors of this movement like dark green, yellow and orange combined with words. This art shows the new type of art made with curved lines. 

The Peacock Skirt, by Aubrey Beardsley

This is a piece of  painting combined with print in the Art Nouveau style. It is a very popular piece of work and it was printed in posters, advertising  labels and also magazines. It has curved lines made with a lot of flower designs. I think that this work gave a lot of advertisement trough the particular designs and first appeal .








Art Nouveau effected a lot the design and art. Many building and architecture  was produced as well as furniture. They used to have round and elegant lines made with glass wood and metal usually. They used to combine them and make a flowered designs.

After the 1919 this style called it old-fashioned and not artistic so they went to more modern style with a plain designs.


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