Symbolism
象徴主義 / 1886–1910 / Style / Symbolism and Ornament
一场国际性的运动，寻求以暗示梦境、神话与观念的形与色使内心世界可见，而非描述外部世界。模糊的轮廓、闭合的双眼、被装饰化的植物与徽记，作为始终不被言明的存在被安置其中。它塑造了世纪末海报与书籍装饰的语汇。
梦境与神话的题材 / 消融于朦胧的轮廓 / 被装饰化的植物与徽记 / 深沉而低调的色域
辞典词条
- 适用场景
- Book covers and album art that trade in mood and suggestion rather than statement；Fragrance, wine or literary branding wrapped in myth and reverie
- 字体
- Elongated fin-de-siècle serifs or hand-drawn titling with vegetal terminals
- 版面
- Centred, icon-like figures veiled by ornament; borders of stylised plants closing the frame
- 材料
- Deep muted purples, greens and golds; smoky gradients that dissolve contour
- 注意
- Avoid explaining the image; once the symbol is decoded into a single stated meaning, the atmosphere of suggestion evaporates.
- 延伸阅读
- The exchange with literary Symbolism / Fin-de-siècle book decoration / How to keep a distance between ornament and meaning