When the new century came about so did new technology which changed the world forever eg aeroplanes, ploughs for tractors, electric motors, Eastman Kodak co, and photographs perfected in 1838 by Louis Daguerre.
The Industrial Revolution was a time period where there was extreme social and economic change in the years between 1760-1840. The Industrial Revolution allowed the movement from agriculture to a more industrial world. human and animal power was used before the invention of the steam engine in the 1780s. new materials have become available such as steel allowing for manufacturing and invention. during the Industrial Revolution, the cities grew with more and more factories. During the Industrial Revolution, many things were created, including photos and motion pictures. there was now little need for the arts and crafts as of industrialisation, which meant that artists went against this movement.
Japonism art consisted of asymmetrical layouts with thick diagonal lines linking to dynamism. Japanism is a French term that is used to describe the popularity of Japanese art and the influence it had in Western Europe in the nineteenth century. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is a popular Japanese art piece and was popular because of its composition and colour, this piece inspired many artists in Europe in the nineteenth century. this movement inspired many famous artists including Claude Monet because of the impressionist views and colour schemes used. Van Gogh was inspired by the Japanese printmaking for many of his pieces and was a main source of inspiration.
The Wave off Kawagana - Hokusai
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
the arts and crafts movement believes in craftsmanship to show the beauty in the material used. it focuses on aesthetic design and simple forms which are heavily inspired by nature. the movement also focuses on the quality of the materials used such as stained glass, wallpaper, tapestry art, ceramic art, furniture and jewellery. the arts and crafts movement was
William Morris was a textile designer of this movement, he focused on the design of wallpapers and fabrics, creating 50 over his career. the arts and crafts movement is evident now especially in Willam's designs as they are used still to this day for wallpaper, stationery, and prints (can be seen in the V&A museum). His designs focused on the observation of nature in a French style, these designs were inspired by what he had seen in the British gardens rather than exotic plants. morris used the technique of block printing which took up to 4 weeks, 30 different blocks were used with 15 different colours for most of his designs.
Art nouveau started in 1890-1914 and the main idea of the art movement was that the art forms should all be united allowing the arts to be modernised, the artists all took inspiration from natural and organic elements and focused on the curved lines and asymmetry. This international style focused on furniture, architecture and decorative arts. an important figure of this art movement was Alphonse Mucha who designed theatrical posters postcards and posters designs, he was an artist of many forms including painter, illustrator and graphic designer. By looking at the designs you can see the use of the curves lines.
