The need for utilitarian construction, mass- production of modernist style with a touché of fine craftsmanship, led to the transition from Art Nouveau to Art Deco style. Art Deco was a pastiche of many different styles, sometimes contradictory, united by a desire to be modern.
What style came after Art Nouveau?
After thirty years of Art Nouveau’s reign, its allure began to die down as other artistic movements arose. By 1920, Art Deco had emerged, stemming from the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925.
What defines Art Nouveau art?
Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910 throughout Europe and the United States. Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line and was employed most often in architecture, interior design, jewelry and glass design, posters, and illustration.May 1, 2024
What replaced Art Nouveau?
By 1914, with the beginning of the First World War, Art Nouveau was largely exhausted. In the 1920s, it was replaced as the dominant architectural and decorative art style by Art Deco and then Modernism.
