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| Art Nouveau poster by Privat Livemont entitled,Cafe Rajah1899 |
I have found a Holy Grail. It isn’t the kind the Knights Templar was searching for, but it is my (artistic) Holy Grail: Art Nouveau. As mentioned before, I had another successful trip to my local library. This time a quite informative book entitled Art Nouveau: Posters & Graphics by Roger Sainton. Sainton provides a brief (but thorough) history of the development of this artistic style, as well as wonderful examples; I recommend this resource to anybody interested in poster art!
Originally hailing from Southern California—and, therefore, being influenced by two minority cultures—it is not a surprise that I, like the pioneers of Art Nouveau, choose it adapt the artistic style of foreign cultures into a style of my own. Granted, my ethnic influence is not currently Hispanic or Asian, but it is certainly influenced by a culture not my own.
With this valuable information in hand, I intend to brandish my paintbrush to create my own form of Art Nouveau! Heck, I may even incorporate a bit of gold leaf paper. After all, I do love to use dark outlines and stylized images; and who doesn’t appreciate to clean lines of Japanese art? I will leave you with some beautiful inspirational pieces I found in the book mentioned above. I chose these pieces because I like the use of pattern, color, hard/soft lines or composition. Enjoy!
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| Cover art by Henri Evenepoel entitled, Au Square1897 |
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| Franz M Melchers L'Estampe moderne: La Phalene des iles de la mer 1897 |
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| Georges de Feure Lithographies originales (year: ?) |
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| Louis Rhead L'Estampe moderne: Jane 1898 |
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