The Romantic Era
Art nouveau came into being at the end of the 19th century. It was originally created to oppose the official world of academic art. It brought vivid colors and bold forms that are often found in Japanese art. The style has organic forms, natural hues, and asymmetric forms embellished with curving lines. The piece above is called La Femme Animee en Fleur by Alphonse Mucha is a great example of art Nouveau. This piece was lithograph on silk. The subject matter definitely has the intention to oppose what was considered art in academic art. Mucha's art often had women as the subject and he was well known for his poster illustrations. The piece The Kiss by Gustav Klimt uses vivid color and asymmetric forms that are known in the style of art nouveau. He was most influenced by Japanese art and its methods. He was also famous for his controversial paintings. When it comes to intentions, his intention was to make something different from what was the norm of academic art. The colors a