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Aesthetics, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau: Vis. Art, Architecture, Material Culture

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Do you mind if I find other links to the images listed on that page so I can add them to the pretty eye candy here?

Sure, I don't care. I would've linked from a different site if I had known that one would turn out to be such a pain :D .
 

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Sure, I don't care. I would've linked from a different site if I had known that one would turn out to be such a pain :D .

It's a beautiful site and I can see why you used it, but you're right - what a nuisance.

Here they are (minus Isolde/Salome, because they're already in the thread and Perseus Slaying Medusa because I can't find it elsewhere).

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This isn't on the list, but I found it when searching for the Savoy print and had never seen it before. Beautiful:
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As soon as I find all the images I want, I'm going to post some Belgian Art Nouveau architecture in parts; sgraffito, glass, etc. To start, some Horta.

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Ahh, good. I was waiting for the Horta....how about some Guimard? BTW, Our Public Broadcasting had a Documentary on Elbert Hubbard a couple of days ago I believe in The American Masters series. Pretty much bio but still good to see.
 

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Ahh, good. I was waiting for the Horta....how about some Guimard? BTW, Our Public Broadcasting had a Documentary on Elbert Hubbard a couple of days ago I believe in The American Masters series. Pretty much bio but still good to see.

I've been collecting some images of Guimard's architecture and iron work for future posting, but have been unhappy with the quality and variety of the images so far. For now, I'm working on Belgian artists and architects, but France is not far behind. Horta, of course, was rightfully first on the list. I'm currently working on Paul Cauchie's sgraffites, but again am running into quality and quantity issues.

I didn't know about the documentary - I'll have to seek it out. I don't know much about Hubbard's life, actually, so the bio focus would work for me.

Feel free to post anything you'd like to contribute, too. If you have some Guimard pics you'd like to share, it would just make my job easier. :D
 

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Some Belgian Art Nouveau Sgraffite and Building Facades:
(I'm going to post Privat Livemont's lithographs separately.)


Paul Cauchie:


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Paul Hankar:


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Gabriel van Dievoet:


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Depression Ware

Okay, so this is somewhat unrelated, but I've been going through dishes during this holiday season and am now inspired to post about depression glass. My mother inherited and collected it and I have many fond memories of the hundreds of peices I grew up seeing and using every day. :blush:

For some background, depression glass/depression ware is the term used for household items, especially dishware, that were cheaply manufactured and sold or given away during the Great Depression. They were colorful and, I think, elegant looking considering how inexpensive they were. When you run your hands along the surface of the patterned glass, you can feel the intricate etchwork. It gives me goosebumps to this day.

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^^^
The ones I grew up with were gold, amber and green as well as Coronation red. :wubbie:

Here are other examples - and please feel free to share if you have memories of depression ware or own any yourself:

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Uranium Glass

This thread is going from Se to Si all of a sudden. :blush: Again, inspired by looking through family heirlooms, I'm going to post about uranium glass. My family has a small, beautifully crafted art deco figurine. The piece is a nude bather who makes ripples in the water with her toes. Looking at it inspired me to find out more about the material it is crafted from, which is a subtle, translucent green glass made with uranium.

Uranium glass was commonly fashioned into household items, including dishware, from the mid 19th to mid 20th century. It ranges in color from a pale yellow to a striking green, can be semi-opaque or translucent, and glows under UV light. Uranium glass peaked in popularity from the 1880s to the 1920s, varying in color over time as manufacturers altered the mineral content of the formula. Production halted during the WWII and the Cold War because of the increased preciousness of Uranium.

Uranium glassware from the 1900s-1930s often reflected the Art Nouveau and Art Deco aesthetics. I couldn't find as many beautiful examples of the Art Nouveau style, but if I do I will edit this post to include them. Uranium was apparently used to produce some Depression Ware (see previous post) and some Uranium glass is nominally considered Depression glass, though there is nothing compositionally distinct about it.

Here are some lovely Art Deco examples:

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I will be continuing to update this thread, though I think I'm officially dropping the Belgian art nouveau project because, as lovely as it is, there are too few good pictures available. I will be posting Privat Livemont's lithographs as promised, however. I'll try to make a post on 'la fee verte' in art nouveau soon as well.

I might start a thread dedicated to just Victoriana, because there are certain lost arts and items, such as hair (mourning) jewelry and carpet balls, that I want to post a little bit about. Is anyone else interested in Victorian art and culture?
 

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Émile Gallé:


There is a little about the Anglo-Japanese style/Japonisme that was a part of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements on the first page of the thread. I'm going to be posting about craftspeople who incorporated the Japanese aesthetic into their work for a little until I'm able to find the material I need for Belgian Art Nouveau.

Here are some enamel and cameo glass vases (and one lamp) by French Art Nouveau artist Emile Galle. His glass reflects his early study of botany and his interest in the Japanese philosophy of emphasizing harmony with nature (as learned through friend and Japanese expatriate Takashima Hokkai).

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René Lalique

One of the premier French Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewelers and designers, Lalique was heavily influenced by Japonisme. In France, the Japanese aesthetic offered artists and craftsmen a fresh approach to their work and an answer to the entrenched and stale tradition of academic art. Like Émile Gallé (previous post), Lalique found inspiration in nature, adopting organic and sometimes asymmetrical designs. He drew from Japanese aesthetic traditions, from wood block prints to hair combs, to craft glass, ceramics and jewelry.

Hair Combs and Tiaras:

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Hmmm, this is an Edmund Dulac print (he was another illustrater that was roughly contemporary). It is from a Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Snow Queen. See links below.

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Gerda and the Reindeer : Edmund Dulac art print

Beardsley was known for his often monochromatic block prints, which you would probably recognize right away: they are commonly seen on posters, post cards and even coffee mugs today. Here are some below:

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I'll have to check this out. I knew about the anachronism of the 'Art Deco' designation, but don't know how it came about. I'm curious about the revival; I'm not terribly familiar with it, admittedly. Thanks. :yes:

lovin this thread so far.... and my sister was named after aubrey beardsley!! he's pretty cool. :)
 

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Arthur Erickson, Architect
MidCentury Architecture alerts us to architect Arthur Erickson who has done some amazing things with wood for residences in the Pacific Northwest.

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does this fit in this thread?

Arthur Erickson, Architect
MidCentury Architecture alerts us to architect Arthur Erickson who has done some amazing things with wood for residences in the Pacific Northwest.

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It's a bit late, but I can see the connection to Frank Lloyd Wright's aesthetic and approach, for instance. Feel free to contribute what you like, even if you aren't sure. :) There are no "rules" in the thread.
 

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lovin this thread so far.... and my sister was named after aubrey beardsley!! he's pretty cool. :)

Thank you. :) And what a lovely name - your parents have good taste. ;)

French Aesthetic Furniture and Japonisme

Émile Gallé: his biography and connection to Japonisme on the previous page with his glass work. Part of the École de Nancy, a center of French Art Nouveau craftsmanship to rival Paris, with Marjorelle, Gallé crafted furniture in his style of organic Japonisme. He advocated utility in furnishings and made certain that the ornamentation he added did not interfere with their easy use. At the same time, his embellishments were meant to be conspicuous and transformative, creating the potential for spiritual connection to the world's beauty. His editorials and other writings heavily influenced the craftsmen in Nancy.

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Louis Majorelle: Like fellow Nancy artist Gallé, Majorelle used marquetry to convey natural motifs in the style of Japanese woodblock.

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*** I'm going to revisit Majorelle and Gallé and their non-Japonisme furniture.
 

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Anglo-Japanese Aesthetic Movement Interior Spaces

Pics and illustrations showing the integration of adapted Japanese aesthetic elements into living spaces prior to the Japonisme of the Art Nouveau.

James Whistler (who was a big proponent of the Japanese aesthetic) designed this "Peacock Room" in 1876.

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Walter Crane: An 1870s illustration showing an interior with similar elements to the Peacock Room.

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Japanesque Aesthetic Design Plan 1880s color illustration of interior design.

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Some Misc. Prints of Japanesque Aesthetic Interiors/Interior Elements

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For Hirsch63, :)

Arts and Crafts, The Aesthetic Movement and Orientalism in American Furniture Making Pt I:

The Aesthetic tradition in furniture making developed in the US at roughly the same time as it did in Europe.

The increased Japanese influence on American aesthetics began shortly after Commodore Perry's forcible opening of Japan in 1853. Shortly thereafter, an influx of blue and white porcelain, lacquer and textiles became available to American consumers. The 1876 Philadelphia Exposition formally introduced an American audience to both the burgeoning European Aesthetic Movement and to Japanese arts and crafts. Publications dictating the standards of taste and home decorating served to heighten public demand for Japanesque Aesthetic goods. But the interest in the Japanese aesthetic was accompanied by a greater appreciation of all things Asian and Islamic, as Chinese, Moorish, etc. natural motifs and craft traditions also became incorporated into Aestheticism's ecclectic mix of influences.

By the end of the 1870s, Japanesque, Orientalist and Aesthetic design principles had taken root in American craftsmanship. Like their European Aestheticist counterparts (though arguably to a lesser extent), some American designers may have looked to Japan as the best representative of the medievalism that was becoming increasingly romanticized. There was a perception that Japan had a purer, preindustrial artistic culture in which the artists were "still very much like those of medieval Europe.... both artist and artisan". Though the US arguably had no or few counterparts to European Aesthetic visionaries like EW Godwin, its craftsmen absorbed these influences and developed their own interpretations thereof.

Starting with...

George Hunzinger: Known for his folding chairs, Hunzinger used real and maple imitation bamboo, imitation lacquer ("ebonized" wood) and an extensive use of wood turning to produce Orientalist furniture along with many examples of the Renaissance Revival style. Unlike his Aestheticist contemporaries, Hunzinger embraced modern manufacturing. The interchangeable, interlocking parts and relative simplicity of many of his designs (when compared to conventional Victorian furniture, that is) were meant to facilitate mass production. While not considered an aestheticist per se, his innovative and ecclectic vision represented the similar and coinciding 'reform' style furnishings of the mid to late 19th century.

Patents

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Some Examples of His Style

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TBC....
 

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Arthur Erickson, Architect
MidCentury Architecture alerts us to architect Arthur Erickson who has done some amazing things with wood for residences in the Pacific Northwest.

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is this from the film "When A Stranger Calls"?

edit: 69th post. giggity.
 

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TBC....

Thanks for the info! This settee is perhaps my favorite Hunzinger composition. The alternating rythm of the spheres in the base tie into the turned rings of the crest rail together implying a series of triangles superimposed upon the form. Indeed, the dispersal of cirlcular elements throughout some receding and some advancing keep the contemplation of this work a lively exercise. The choice of caning in the seat and back lighten what would have otherwise been a heavy appearance despite the careful proportioning. I find the outward curvilinear thrust of the arm rests to be a joyful counterpoint to the otherwise rectangular emphasis of the form. The conic terminals of the back provide a beautiful note of punctuation to the as the composition moves vertically to a close. Thanks again for a great piece!
 
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