Art Nouveau
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| In [[Spain]], the movement was centred in [[Barcelona]] and was known as ''[[modernisme]]'', with the architect [[Antoni Gaudí]] as the most noteworthy practitioner. Art Nouveau was also a force in [[Eastern Europe]], with the influence of [[Alfons Mucha]] in [[Prague]] and [[Moravia]] (part of the modern [[Czech Republic]]) and Latvian Romanticism ([[Riga]], the capital of [[Latvia]], is home to over 800 Art Nouveau buildings). | In [[Spain]], the movement was centred in [[Barcelona]] and was known as ''[[modernisme]]'', with the architect [[Antoni Gaudí]] as the most noteworthy practitioner. Art Nouveau was also a force in [[Eastern Europe]], with the influence of [[Alfons Mucha]] in [[Prague]] and [[Moravia]] (part of the modern [[Czech Republic]]) and Latvian Romanticism ([[Riga]], the capital of [[Latvia]], is home to over 800 Art Nouveau buildings). | ||
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Art Nouveau, (French for 'new art') is an international style of art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century (1880 - 1914) and is characterized by highly-stylized, flowing, curvilinear designs often incorporating floral and other plant-inspired motifs. More localized terms for the phenomenon of self-consciously radical, somewhat mannered reformist chic that formed a prelude to 20th-century modernism include Jugendstil in Germany and many other countries or skønvirke in Denmark, named after the avant-garde periodical Jugend ('Youth'), Młoda Polska ('Young Poland' style) in Poland, and Sezessionsstil ('Secessionism') in Vienna, where forward-looking artists and designers seceded from the mainstream salon exhibitions to exhibit on their own work in more congenial surroundings. Further centers were in Belgium (especially Brussels) and Scotland (Glasgow).
In Russia, the movement revolved around the art magazine Mir iskusstva ('World of Art'), which spawned the revolutionary Ballets Russes. In Italy, Stile Liberty was named for the London shop, Liberty & Co, which distributed modern design emanating from the Arts and Crafts movement, a sign both of the Art Nouveau's commercial aspect and the 'imported' character that it always retained in Italy.
In Spain, the movement was centred in Barcelona and was known as modernisme, with the architect Antoni Gaudí as the most noteworthy practitioner. Art Nouveau was also a force in Eastern Europe, with the influence of Alfons Mucha in Prague and Moravia (part of the modern Czech Republic) and Latvian Romanticism (Riga, the capital of Latvia, is home to over 800 Art Nouveau buildings).
The entrances to the Paris Métro designed by Hector Guimard in 1899 and 1900 are famous examples of Art Nouveau.
