Pajel. Anonuevo.Reodica.

Reyes 2-Archi

Began in London, Europe in the 1890s Also Known as JUGENSTIL, STILE LIBERTY and MODERNISTA

It was inspired by Rococo Forms and Based on Sinuous Curves

Was born out of the Industrial Revolution and the New Urban Lifestyles Influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement in England and the US and by the Symbolist Movement in France An elegant decorative art style characterized by intricate patterns of curving lines. A decorative-art movement centered in Western Europe. It began in the 1890s as a reaction against the historical emphasis of mid-19th-century art, but did not survive World War I.

- The Goal of the Movement was to raise craft to the

level of fine art. - Its proponents held that art and life were one and the same

- Distinctive style, not unique to any one type of art, that -

would help unify chaotic industrial life. Organic Forms and Curvilinear lines Rich Floral Patterns Arabesques (Mostly in Posters)- are repetitive and are often geometric patterns Parabolas/ Hyperbolas

- The style was richly ornamental and asymmetrical,

characterized by a whiplash linearity reminiscent of twining plant tendrils. Its exponents chose themes fraught with symbolism, frequently of an erotic nature and imbued their designs with dreamlike and exotic form