1890 - 1910
art movement inspired by nature, going against industrialization
illustration, painting, vase, sculpture, jewellery, tapestry, architecture.
Exploring Art Nouveau in Themes
The Divine Women
Romance
The Wicked Women - Salomé and Medusa
Embracing Nature
THE GODESS / THE DIVINE
MUSE
SARAH BERNHARDT
Projet de coiffure pour Théodora, p. 186.. Geffroy, Gustave. "De Bijou: A Propos de M. René Lalique."
Art et Décoration: Revue Mensuelle D'Art Moderne. Vol. XVIII. July - December 1905.
Lalique's luscious jewelry adorned the stage in Sarah Bernhardt's melodramatic roles of Théodora
Projet de coiffure pour Théodora Geffroy, Gustave. "De Bijou: A Propos de M. René Lalique.
" Art et Décoration: Revue D'Art Moderne. Vol. XVIII.1905
sarah bernhardt theatre
FASHION
Les robes de Paul Poiret
by Iribe, Paul,
ROMANCE
THE WICKED WOMEN / SALOME & MEDUSA
Salome : a tragedy in one act by Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900; Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898 Publication date 1912 ( original publication in 1891)
V&A Museum
Ariel
Artist/designer Robert Anning Bell RA (1863 - 1933)
From W. Shakespeare, The Tempest, London: Freemantle, 1901 (p.[viii])
The tempest; a comedy by William Shakespeare. Decorated by Robert Anning Bell
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/ariel
Siegfried & The twilight of the gods( 1911) by Richard Wagner Illustration by Arthur Rackham
Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle ( Der Ring des Nibelungen) is a set of four epic operas based on Germanic mytholog. The Ring Cycle includes
1) Rhine Gold
2) The Valkyrie
3)Seigfried
4) Twilight of Gods
The operas follow the struggles of Norse gods, heroes and mythical creatures over a magic Ring that grants domination
over the entire world. Drama and intrigue continue through three generations of protagonists, untile the final cataclysmic ending of their mysthical world.
Poems. Introd. by Walter Raleigh; illus. by Robert Anning Bell by Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822; Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir, 1861-1922 Publication date 1902
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ARCHITECTURE
Boutique Fouquet: installation of a space representing the interior designed by Mucha, Musée Carnavalet, Paris (1900)
Fouquet and Mucha had worked together on a number of jewellery pieces for Fouquet's stand at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. When the Parisian jeweller decided to move his boutique to the luxurious Rue Royale, he called on Mucha to design all aspects of his shop - both exterior and interior, and the contents including the furniture, light fittings and showcases.
Mucha conceived the shop as a complete work of art, which would provide a harmonious environment for Fouquet's jewellery. Mucha drew inspiration from the natural world, and pride of place is given to two spectacular peacocks set against glowing designs in stained glass.
The shop opened in 1901 and was an immediate success. In an article in the Revue de la Bijouterie, A. Robert writes:
'[Fouquet] has raised it to the level of his art, furnished it in accordance with the canon of his soul and he has done it so brilliantly that the jeweller and his products find themselves in a milieu which is so appropriate to its intended application that it almost seems to be a talking sign.'
Mucha's designs remained in place until 1923 when it was replaced with more up-to-date fittings. In 1941 Fouquet gave each piece of Mucha's revolutionary design to the Musée Carnavalet for safekeeping. In 1989 the Musée Carnavalet completed the painstaking job of reconstructing the boutique. It remains one of the most spectiacular examples of Art Nouveau decorative design.
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