Art Nouveau & Arts and Crafts Movement

Question 1

Art Nouveau

Answer 1

1899 - 1914 (Paris Exposition - WWI)

style not a movement

inspiration from uruly aspects of natural world - sinous curves, flowing line

looser sexuality, new woman rejected ideals of feminitity, domesticity, subservience

precursor to modernism

Question 2

American Arts and Crafts Movement

Answer 2

Closely aligned with work of William Morris & 2nd generation of architect-designers in England

British ideals disseminated through journals, newspapers, societies, lectures

diverse due to many cities and individuals, regional differences

Question 3

William Morris

Answer 3

Believed industrialization alienated labor

dehumanizing distance between designer and manufacturer

strove to unite all the arts within decoration of the home

emphasized nature and simplicity of form

return to workshop design, historically inspired aesthetic