art nouveau
Whiplash curves style
Art nouveau is a decorative style that flourished from roughly 1890 to 1910, characterized by sinuous organic lines, flowing curves, and motifs drawn from plants, flowers, and natural forms.
The style appeared in architecture, furniture, jewelry, and graphic design, rejecting the rigid historicism of earlier Victorian aesthetics: The building's ironwork is pure art nouveau. (Capitalized Art Nouveau is the same style in more formal contexts.)
Characterized by curved lines
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- organicFrom living matter
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
ornate · sensuous · harmonious · lyrical · graceful · decorative · opulent · refined
Of or like blooms
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- irisEye's pigmented disc
lily · swan · ginkgo · vine · tendril · pomegranate · poppy · orchid
Colored window art
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- glasswareDrinking containers of silica
- furnitureMovable room objects
- wallpaperOrnamental wall covering
textile · ceramic · enamelwork · cameo glass · marquetry · inlay · gilt · filigree
Objects shaped from heated metal
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- doorwayPassage into a room
- staircaseIndoor flight of steps
skylight · mosaic · ceramic tile · wrought iron · bay window · balustrade · canopy
curvilinear
Characterized by curved lines
elegant · ornate · sensuous · harmonious · lyrical · graceful · decorative · opulent · refined · sumptuous
floral
Of or like blooms
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
iris · lily · swan · ginkgo · vine · tendril · pomegranate · poppy · orchid · wisteria
stained glass
Colored window art
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- glasswareDrinking containers of silica
- furnitureMovable room objects
wallpaper · textile · ceramic · enamelwork · cameo glass · marquetry · inlay · gilt · filigree · brooch
ironwork
Objects shaped from heated metal
staircase · skylight · mosaic · ceramic tile · wrought iron · bay window · balustrade · canopy
- artRenaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint, Baroque
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- art worldpainter, painting, paintings, sculpture, sculptures
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- aesthetic stylesminimalism, vintage, retro, bohemian, industrial
art nouveauminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
art deco · Bauhaus · modernism · International Style · functionalism
art, artist, artistic, arts, artistry, artisan, artists, artisanal, nouveau