Part B Flashcards
Early life
Brought up in rural France so exposed to allot of nature and insects. Can be seen with natural whiplash lines and subjects in his brooch
Social influences
Japonism, inspiration in the butterflies flowers and dragon flies found in Japan
Social influences of women
Geishas and beautiful women, in cooperated beautiful geisha faces and women long hair
Other artists
Cartier- taught Lalique how to use expensive materials, pearl in dragonfly
Early life
Went to the school of arts when he was 12 so he knew how to draw from a v young age
Louis aucoc
Exotic themes, peacocks, dragon flies and the use of combining precious and semi precious materials
Romance and marriage
Lalique married twice and was extremely romantic
Other movements
Arts and crafts movement, killed traditional art with mass production so at the outset came about to keep it alive
Nature
Dragon fly and whiplash lines and vibrant colours
Long hair
He was inspired by women’s long hair and used whiplash lives to show this in the dragon fly wings