Art nouveau (c.1880 to 1910) vs Psychedelic Art (1960s)

(source: bbc.com; fontcraft.com)

Art nouveau (c.1880 to 1910)
--> Stop looking backward in history for ideas, but take inspiration from natural world.



Psychedelic Art (1960s)
--> Combine previous art styles together, including Victorian and Edwardian, the 1920s and art nouveau; presenting for post-modernism period.



Styles:

• Art nouveau:
  --> sinuous, elongated, curvy lines
  --> the whiplash line
  --> vertical lines and height
  --> stylised flowers, leaves, roots, buds and seedpods
  --> the female form - in a pre-Raphaelite pose with long, flowing hair
  --> exotic woods, marquetry, iridescent glass, silver and semi-precious stones

• Psychedelic Art:
  --> plastic and PVC
  --> disposable, throwaway
  --> multi-purpose furniture
  --> low-level
  --> revivalist
  --> fun, witty

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