Mucha, Art Nouveau and Jugendstil
In many ways Alphonse Mucha in synonym to art nouveau and jugendstil in painted fine arts. Mucha made a large number of posters, paintings, illustrations and advertisements. Typical for his works of art are the beautiful young women in robes, and the haloes of fresh flowers behind the women's heads. He used pastel colors.
More on Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau has been extremely popular in Europe. 'Art Nouveau' refers to an avant-garde art movement, which began in Western Europe around 1880. The style is ornamental and asymmetrical. Dreamlike and exotic forms of sexuality, death, and resurrectionwere used by the artists. It was influenced by the newly in fashion Japanese Art, by the English poet-painter William Blake and also by the Pre-Raphaelites.
Mucha - an inspiratation for posters, illustrations and new art
Mucha still is very much a live in the architecture and posters of this time. Below a summary of the latest news on Mucha.
Mucha news
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