Visual Language and Eroticism: Art Nouveau 2 December 2014
Today we learned about the Art Nouveau (New Art) period in Europe as they were looking for change at the beginning of the new century. It was a shift back to nationalism away from globalisation and had different names in different parts of Europe. Jugendstil in Germany, Sezessionstil in Austria, Modernisme Stile Liberty in Italy. The Art Nouveau was less pronounced in Britain.
Painters changed the way they depicted the nude woman Olympia by Edouard Manet is looking directly out of the image, this was a departure, as women were not usually painted having any eye contact at all with the viewer.
Painters changed the way they depicted the nude woman Olympia by Edouard Manet is looking directly out of the image, this was a departure, as women were not usually painted having any eye contact at all with the viewer.
Olympia by Edouard Manet 1863
Danae Olympia recreated by Jan Banning
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