I need to thank you. You have literally made it so very easy for me to differentiate between the two art styles. Elves= trees, vines, curves, nature= Art Nouveau. Dwarfs= Technology, geometry, simplicity, Industrial style= Art Deco. :3
Honestly I always wanted to upgrade my knowledge about art and Ive never seen a video to have so much information and at the same time so relaxing and exciting to watch I hope you make more of these video .
this video has been oh so helpful while studying for my art ed exams! Thank you for covering the differences in a digestible fashion!! Thank you for the help :)
An excellent video!! Brava!!!! Your voice is marvellous. Mucha did not "paint over" his photos, by the way; the photos are squared-up for enlargement onto his work surface. Naturally, the photographic distortions then had to be corrected by eye.
to a certain extend I‘d agree to @Setsunakai5 : I feel Art Deco is an expression of taking total control whereas Art Nouveau is the expression of being part and parcel of a natural(istic) force.
Much like Deco, your video has so much in such a simple package. Well written and well spoken. Natural and to the point. As for me, I cant pick a favorite of the two as they are so different. I would like to see a hybrid of the two. Skyscrapers sculpted, and chiseled from nature. Classical yet futuristic, minimal yet intricate in the smaller details. A symbiotic future. AI art is very cool in its own right, however, people will always crave human made art. One is manufactured and the other has soul.
I would call that Miami architecture at 10:34 Art Moderne. It's even less decorated than art deco and has a greater emphasis on streamlining and speed lines.
I love this video: succinct, not reductive; simple, not simplistic; relaxed, but not pandering and gauche - and above all, clear. But a point of curiosity: why do you refer to Erte with a non-binary pronoun? (NO baggage attached to the question, just a genuine query)
that IS a good question! I'm glad you asked. I used they/ them because it's nonbinary and also gender neutral. Erte used he/him pronouns professionally throughout their life; however, nonbinary wasn't a thing during their lifetime. Through my research I found a lot of examples of experimental gender expression. I wonder if Erte would have a different relationship to gender identity had they lived today. Erte is a chosen name, possibly derived from the initials for Roman Tyrtov, their birth name. It has no French meaning and it struck me as a not- quite-masculine name that shows a desire for uniqueness. I have no hard evidence to support Erte being nonbinary. But using he/ him just didn't feel quite right.
@@natscanfly That raises interesting questions about the assigning of a gender identity to another based on speculation, an identity the person themself did not publicly assume. I can imagine good arguments for this (expanding on what you’ve said) or against it (social restrictions or not, it might be argued, only the individual can determine their own gender identity). Thank you for your answer! I know nothing of Erte’s personal life, and I learned from your explanation.
I couldn't help but notice how heavily the Lord of the Rings trilogy drew on Art Nouveau to create the Elven realm of Rivendell. And I now I also remember how popular all those posters with Art Nouveau influenced art were in the 1970's, though I had no idea what that was at the time. I just thought they were very relatable for people my age. There was a strong desire among us at the time to live in a natural world.
Totally. Alan Lee's watercolor illustrations for the books used a lot of art nouveau for the elven architecture. something about the connection to nature makes it seem timeless, even though those editions came out almost right after art nouveau went out of style.
Art Nouveau is what it would look like if an elf were to build something.
Art Deco is what it would look like if a dwarf built something.
😂😂 I'm pinning this
With you on the elf part. Deco is more robotic than dwarven to me.
I need to thank you. You have literally made it so very easy for me to differentiate between the two art styles. Elves= trees, vines, curves, nature= Art Nouveau. Dwarfs= Technology, geometry, simplicity, Industrial style= Art Deco. :3
excellent video! thank you for shining a light on these lost art styles and providing the context in which both of these styles were developed!
I love these videos so much! The details in the text are everything. Please make more of these I could watch for hours!!
haha okay noted!! thank you for the lovely compliment!
Very humbled by how informative and very accurate this is. Thank you to the infinite!
thank you for watching!
I’ve been wanting to dig on these 2 arts genre for a while and I stumble on your video, great work! 😊
aw thank you! Glad it helps
That was simple and informative. Thank you.
I'm glad it was helpful!
Honestly I always wanted to upgrade my knowledge about art and Ive never seen a video to have so much information and at the same time so relaxing and exciting to watch I hope you make more of these video .
Very clear and concise story, pleasant to listen to and watch, thank you for your work!
this video has been oh so helpful while studying for my art ed exams! Thank you for covering the differences in a digestible fashion!! Thank you for the help :)
I'm so glad it helped!
Would be very interested to deep dive into streamline moderne!
Great video essay! Thanks for the explanations!
you're so welcome!
Absolutely adore this video! Thank you for this :)
that's so sweet! thank you!
Loved loved loved this video!
Thank you!!
thank you for the video, feel free to make longer videos with more information ❤
An excellent video!! Brava!!!! Your voice is marvellous.
Mucha did not "paint over" his photos, by the way; the photos are squared-up for enlargement onto his work surface. Naturally, the photographic distortions then had to be corrected by eye.
yes, thank you for clarifying! A cool technique to be sure.
Very good vid! Pls consider creating vids featuring Paul Poiret and Georges Barbier.
hm! Interesting, I'll look them up.
to a certain extend I‘d agree to @Setsunakai5 : I feel Art Deco is an expression of taking total control whereas Art Nouveau is the expression of being part and parcel of a natural(istic) force.
whoa! I really like that distinction. Deco does definitely have a clean cut sense of control. Thank you for this thoughtful comment!
Much like Deco, your video has so much in such a simple package. Well written and well spoken. Natural and to the point. As for me, I cant pick a favorite of the two as they are so different. I would like to see a hybrid of the two. Skyscrapers sculpted, and chiseled from nature. Classical yet futuristic, minimal yet intricate in the smaller details. A symbiotic future. AI art is very cool in its own right, however, people will always crave human made art. One is manufactured and the other has soul.
thank you for this thoughtful comment!
Thank you for this video !
you're welcome!
I would call that Miami architecture at 10:34 Art Moderne. It's even less decorated than art deco and has a greater emphasis on streamlining and speed lines.
Hm! Thanks for the note! I have a semi- modern video essay coming up soon.
i love this ! thank you ! im subscribing !
thank you!
Damn, this was easy on my brain. Thank you
Oh good!
muy buen video!
gracias!
lovely video, thank you:)
Both are incredible, art nouveau is more my style. Alphonse Mucha's works among my favorite!
something i always notice is that art nouveau drawings have bold line around the object of the drawing
true!
I prefer Art Deco, and my favorite piece is "Tamara in a Green Bugatti".
oooo I just looked that up!! It feisty!
@@natscanfly Yes, someone described her as an independent, liberated, attractive, and sometimes dangerous woman.
Thank you for your videos.
Thank you for this video, it was very informative ! Just a quick thing, it's "belle époque" and not "belle epoch" I believe !
oop thanks! French is hard!
@@natscanfly oh yeah I know, and I'm french so I suffer everyday ahah
Art Nouveau is my favorite style. However, Art Deco is a more budget friendly way to go.
I would join Nouveau and Deco together ... Art DecNouveau
The difference is Art Nouveau is much more dope.
I mean.... >_> agree
Yup!
I love this video: succinct, not reductive; simple, not simplistic; relaxed, but not pandering and gauche - and above all, clear.
But a point of curiosity: why do you refer to Erte with a non-binary pronoun? (NO baggage attached to the question, just a genuine query)
that IS a good question! I'm glad you asked. I used they/ them because it's nonbinary and also gender neutral. Erte used he/him pronouns professionally throughout their life; however, nonbinary wasn't a thing during their lifetime. Through my research I found a lot of examples of experimental gender expression. I wonder if Erte would have a different relationship to gender identity had they lived today. Erte is a chosen name, possibly derived from the initials for Roman Tyrtov, their birth name. It has no French meaning and it struck me as a not- quite-masculine name that shows a desire for uniqueness. I have no hard evidence to support Erte being nonbinary. But using he/ him just didn't feel quite right.
@@natscanfly That raises interesting questions about the assigning of a gender identity to another based on speculation, an identity the person themself did not publicly assume. I can imagine good arguments for this (expanding on what you’ve said) or against it (social restrictions or not, it might be argued, only the individual can determine their own gender identity). Thank you for your answer! I know nothing of Erte’s personal life, and I learned from your explanation.
I couldn't help but notice how heavily the Lord of the Rings trilogy drew on Art Nouveau to create the Elven realm of Rivendell. And I now I also remember how popular all those posters with Art Nouveau influenced art were in the 1970's, though I had no idea what that was at the time. I just thought they were very relatable for people my age. There was a strong desire among us at the time to live in a natural world.
Totally. Alan Lee's watercolor illustrations for the books used a lot of art nouveau for the elven architecture. something about the connection to nature makes it seem timeless, even though those editions came out almost right after art nouveau went out of style.
Art nouveau curvy. Art deco pointy.
I don't see anything whimsical about curved and beautiful lines, and resemblance of nature. None of the pictures shown in the video were whimsical...
If you don’t see whimsy in muncha or gaudi, not sure you will see it anywhere.