Art Nouveau
アール・ヌーヴォー / 1890s–1910s / Style / Historical Styles
Joins letters, figures and ornament into one flowing, plant-like line.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Botanical curves
- Ornamental frames
- Female figures
- Muted natural colors
Best used for
- Speaking of craft and handwork
- Leading with beauty and narrative
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Curvilinear serifs or hand lettering
- Composition
- Vertical formats, frame compositions, a central figure
- Material
- Dusty greens and gold, line work, paper texture
- Caution
- Stock vine ornaments stay superficial. Carry the line through the whole composition.
- Further study
- Alphonse Mucha / Antoni Gaudí
Related entries
- Naïve (ナイーブ)Shared effects: Intimacy.Compare Art Nouveau and Naïve
- Minimalism (ミニマリズム)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Art Nouveau and Minimalism
Often confused with
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Continue through styles in the same Historical Styles family, prioritised by shared effects.
- Rococo (ロココ)Shared effects: Luxury / Intimacy.
- Sukiya Style (数寄屋)Shared effects: Intimacy / Luxury.
- Gothic (ゴシック)Shared effects: Luxury.
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