Art Nouveau
Vocabulary
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Art History
Alphonse Mucha Mucha’s style of painting has influenced an entire generation of painters, draftsmen, designers, and graphic artists. In the minds of many, his work is the epitome of what Art Nouveau truly means. In his life, he came to truly resent his fame as an artist of the utilitarian, because he believed that true art should only be elevated and epic. Mucha was raised in an atmosphere of strict Roman Catholicism, which would later be reflected in the symbolism he employed in his work. In 1871, he joined the choir at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Brno, where he attended school. He pursued singing seriously for a while, but was forced to abandon it after his voice started cracking in 1875, which is when Mucha turned his attention to drawing. In 1877, he applied to the Academy of Visual Arts in Prague, but was unable to gain admission, which did not discourage him and he continued his drawing classes. In 1879, he got a job in Vienna as an assistant in a firm that made stage sets, which is where he gained familiarity with theater and the art of interior decoration. In 1882, he was laid off after a fire in the Burg Theater put the firm in financial straits. Alphonse Mucha felt confident enough at this point to take up portrait painting. He moved back to Moravia and he met Count Karl Khuen-Belassi who commissioned him to decorate the Emmahof Castle. The Count was so impressed with Mucha’s work that he agreed to sponsor the artist’s formal education. In 1884, after touring northern Italy and Austria with his patron, the painter entered the Academy of Visual Arts in Milan. The famous Czech artist is being sought by many people. Many people remember Alphonse Mucha for his works. He died at the age of seventy-eight in 1939. |
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Characteristics
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Project Requirements:
Effort: Use the given class time properly. Stay on task and focused each day. Manage your time wisely and completing the project by the due date.
Composition: Consider the space given for your project. Your composition should be planned carefully, balanced, and pleasing to the eye.
Creativity: Your idea should be thought out and original. Push your imagination further than the first idea that pops into you mind.
Craftsmanship: Your project should reflect care, neatness and attention to detail.
Technique: Your project should include the Elements, Principles, and Style of the Art Nouveau as discussed in class.
Effort: Use the given class time properly. Stay on task and focused each day. Manage your time wisely and completing the project by the due date.
Composition: Consider the space given for your project. Your composition should be planned carefully, balanced, and pleasing to the eye.
Creativity: Your idea should be thought out and original. Push your imagination further than the first idea that pops into you mind.
Craftsmanship: Your project should reflect care, neatness and attention to detail.
Technique: Your project should include the Elements, Principles, and Style of the Art Nouveau as discussed in class.
North Carolina Art Essential Standards
8.V.1.1: Use art vocabulary to evaluate art.
8.V.1.2: Apply the Elements of Art and Principles of Design in the planning and creation of personal art.
8.V.1.3: Identify how the Elements of Art and Principles of Design differentiate movements, contemporary styles, and themes in art.
8.V.2.3: Create original art that conveys one or more ideas or feelings.
8.V.3.3: Evaluate techniques and processes to select appropriate methods to create art.
8.CX.1.2: Analyze art from various historical periods in terms of style, subject matter, and movements.
8.CR.1.2: Critique personal art based on identified criteria.
8.V.1.1: Use art vocabulary to evaluate art.
8.V.1.2: Apply the Elements of Art and Principles of Design in the planning and creation of personal art.
8.V.1.3: Identify how the Elements of Art and Principles of Design differentiate movements, contemporary styles, and themes in art.
8.V.2.3: Create original art that conveys one or more ideas or feelings.
8.V.3.3: Evaluate techniques and processes to select appropriate methods to create art.
8.CX.1.2: Analyze art from various historical periods in terms of style, subject matter, and movements.
8.CR.1.2: Critique personal art based on identified criteria.