Sunday, April 8, 2007

Art Nouveau vs Psychedelic

Art Nouveau is known as an international style of art, architecture, design that was popular at the beginning of the 20th century. Some artist said Art Nouveau took its inspiration from nature women. Actually, it is characterized by characterized by highly-stylized, dynamic, undulating, and flowing, with curved 'whiplash' lines of syncopated rhythm, curvilinear designs often incorporating floral and other plant-inspired motifs; as well as the use of use of hyperbolas and parabolas.

Art Nouveau is defined as decorative style

Art Nouveau resurrected the interlacing lines of Celtic art and the fluid arches and curves of Gothic architecture in exuberant style, but the arts and artifacts of Japan were the crucial inspiration.

Art Nouveau borrowed motifs from Japanese wood prints, which had an angular, linear look, combining the grids and parallel lines of Japanese interior design. There is also inspiration from the sinuous, flowing lines of the kimono. They were intrigued by the novel artistic vision of the wood prints, with their simple palettes of colors and asymmetrical outlines, and the abrupt angularity of the branching cherry blossom tree. The result is a new aesthetic new style decoration for a new century.

Psychedelic

Psychedelic seems to be totally different from Art Nouveau. Psychedelic experience is the change of perception, synesthesia, altered states of awareness, mystical states. Psychedelic art is inspired by psychedelic experience induced by drugs; and being main style of concert posters, album covers, lightshows, murals, comic books, underground newspapers, reflecting kaleidoscopically swirling patterns of LSD hallucinations. Some main features of Psychedelic:

  • Kaleidoscopic, fractal or paisley patterns
  • Richly saturated colors, high contrast
  • Extreme depth of detail or stylization of detail.
  • Heavy symmetrical composition
  • Collage elements


http://www.matiklarweinart.com/en/gallery/annunciation-1961.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_art

http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:uQ9tAAJ88xoJ:www.qdesign.co.nz/designhist_artnou.html+art+nouveau+elements&hl=vi&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=vn&client=firefox-a

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