Art And Design Movements Flashcards
What was the arts and crafts movement associated with?
The anti-industrial movement later in the century
What was the arts and crafts movement otherwise known as?
The reform movement
Who led the arts and crafts movement?
William Morris
What did the arts and crafts movement promote?
The idea that handcrafts sprouts were superior to industrial ones
What was William Morris’s philosophy in design?
A love of simple design inspired by the Middle Ages when art and production were closely connected in medieval craft guilds.
When was the art nouveau movement?
1890-1910
What does art nouveau mean in French?
New art
What were the three main influences of art nouveau design?
Simple natural forms
The curved shapes and lines of climbing plants
Geometric forms based on Japanese art
What did art nouveau encourage?
A return to handcrafted products
What did art nouveau designers reject?
Industrial mass production
When was the Art Deco movement?
1920’s - 40’s
What did Art Deco designers produce?
One off expensive products made from precious materials
What is Art Deco characterised by?
Rich colours
Bold geometric shapes
Lavish ornamentation
Who were the couturiers of the Art Deco movement?
Poiret
Chanel
Schiaparelli
When was the Bauhaus movement ?
1919-1933
When was the arts and crafts movement?
1860-1910
What does Bauhaus translate as?
School of building
What wet Bauhaus principle aims ?
To use modern materials
To combine the concept of form and function
What artists and architects were part of the Bauhaus movement ?
Georg muche
Paul Klee
Alvour alto
What was Bauhaus?
A school in Germany that combined crafts and the fins arts.
What was Memphis and when and where was it established?
Group of designers established in Milan in 1981
Who was the main figure of the Memphis movement?
Ettore Sottass
What was the Memphis movement interested in?
The practical objects of daily life and the mass production of such objects and their promotion and marketing through advertising
What four things was the Memphis movement influenced by?
Comic strips
Films
Punk music
Different combinations of materials
