ART 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Fashion Plate, Geoffrey Chaucer, Uptodate
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In sum, the arts and crafts movement contributed to on-going debates that faced designers into the twentieth century and beyond. Art nouveau designs are inspired by plant and marine life and other natural forms. In this tiffany lamp, notice the undulating, organic lines as seen in saplings, willow trees, buds, and vines. (slide 6) horta house: art nouveau began in france, but it became an international design movement. In belgium, one of the most famous examples of art nouveau architecture-design is. Victor horta"s tassel residence, which is now the mexican embassy. Compared to art nouveau"s organic forms, art deco favors geometric, rectilinear motifs; its forms and materials are in dialogue with modern skyscrapers. Art deco designers preferred up-to-date materials such as steel and plastic. (slide 8) In art deco fashion plates like the one from vogue, notice the blocky, barrel-line skirts and cropped hair. There is a de-emphasis on female curves and wavy hair that characterized the art.
