The Art Nouveau Movement

The art nouveau movement was a somewhat rebellion against the common style of art, pulling influences from the Japonisme movement but also pioneering a lot of new styles too. Because art nouveau is such a broad style, each country and each individual took their own approach. 

Glasgow

Charles Rennie Machintosh (1868 - 1928) 
​Mackintosh was an architect functioning during and fully embracing the art nouveau movement. He took a particularly geometric approach in both his architecture and especially his furniture design. Mackintosh's pioneering take on art nouveau later inspired the art deco movement.

Vienna

Koloman Moser (1868 - 1918)
Viennese art nouveau was inspired almost entirely by Mackintosh. Moser took the idea of art nouveau and took the natural route, being inspired by the flow of flora and fauna. He embraced this movement by expressing himself through pattern design and decorative posters. 

Madrid

Federico Arias Rey 
​Rey designed the House of Gallardo, a hugely decorative building. Again, he took the natural approach to art nouveau, using swirls and curves. He did embrace the geometry on a bigger scale with the general shapes and angles on the building. His style was very decedent with a lot of decoration for decorations sake. 

Nancy

Emile Andre (1871 - 1933) 
Andre was inspired by nature and as well as incorporating them designs into his architecture, he also included a lot of colour. His style was less decedent than that of the Spanish however it was along the same lines. 

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