Secession (Art Noveau)

Janča, Nikča

(The Czech Republic)

Secession• Art Noveau is an

artistic style.

• It was popular during 1890–1910.

„Soví Hrádek“ in the Czech Republic

Secession

• It brought his influence into the each part of human live:

• Decoration

• commercial art

• Painting

• Music

• Fashion

• Jewelry

• furniture,…

The main characters

• Ornaments

• Line (small wavelet)

• Flatness

• Using aesthetic materials

• It finds unusual colored shades, which are harmonic

The main characters

• The typical motives are these:

• Flowers (lily)

• Human body

• Animals

• Leaves

• Nature

Secession in Spain

Typical building in „Art Noveau“ style in Barcelona

Antonio Gaudi

• Gaudi was born on 25. June 1852

• He was the main personality of modernismus in Spain.

• He was the pattern ofthe others artists of Art Noveau

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• He was very interested in nature (this influence takes shape in his creation)

• He was excellent in geometry when he was a student at school

• He based the construction of the buildings on the curves

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• Gaudi designed his first building in 1878. It was called Casa Vincens)

• Since 1914 (until his death) he was famousas a constructor

• He was and isabsolutely original

Casa Vicens in Barcelona

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• Since 1914 (until his death) he was constructing thecathedral SagradaFamilia.

• On the picture is theplanned image of thiscathedral.

Sagrada Familia

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• The last wish of Gaudi was to complete this cathedral only from money, which were given like a present. The Sagrada Familiawill have been constructed maybe till 2026.

Sagrada Familia

Works of Ghaudi

Casa Batllo

Works of Ghaudi

His furniture

Works of Ghaudi

El Capricho de Comillas

The curiosities about A. Gaudi

• He was a vegetarian, because he was a rheumatic

• The other people thought that he was a madman and a loner

• He died because of the collision with a tram. But nobody found out that the death body was his for 2 weeks.

Other artists of secession

Lluis Doménech i Montaner Demetrio Ribes Marco

The main Czech atrist of the ArtNoveau

Alfonz Mucha

Some famous buildings in Prague