Another illustrator whose work had an art nouveau feel, was Eugene Karlin, who just passed away in 2003 at 84. For many years his drawings were very common in magazine ads, and I saved a few.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Ode to Leaves - Art Nouveau textbook primer
Friday, June 19, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Dover Books - a great resource
There are many beautiful high-quality books on Art Nouveau, some of which will be reviewed here later. But let me recommend a wonderful low-cost possibility. I know when I was a struggling art student, these source-books were my main introduction (along with the excellent libraries at a couple art schools). A great source of multiple Art Nouveau images for study and use are available from the books produced by Dover Publications. There are many. Here are some favorites:
From: Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament by Carol Belanger Grafton - Purchase it here
From: Art Nouveau: An Anthology of Design and Illustration from "The Studio" by Edmund V. Gillon Jr. - Purchase it here
From: Grasset's Art Nouveau Flower and Plant Designs by Eugene Grasset - Purchase it here
Monday, June 8, 2009
David Lance Goines
Friday, June 5, 2009
Contemporary Art Nouveau Style Art - T_a_r_o_t Decks
Not "pure" Art Nouveau, but luscious and beautiful.
A new T_a_r_o_t set: http://www.mary-el.com/
A gorgeous Aquarian T_a_r_o_t set by David Palladini,
which can be purchased here:
New Palladini T_a_r_o_t Deck & Book Set
and I see that he's just designed a new T_a_r_o_t Deck as well! See it here.
Here's a example from a T_a_r_o_t Deck that includes cards by Palladini,
along with cards by artists in a similar style. See the deck here.
Contemporary Art Nouveau Style Furniture
Before looking into the famous historical works of Art Nouveau, I'd like to give recognition to some artists working in the style today. Art Nouveau style is extravagant, so such objects are not the most economical. Yet some artists still are producing gorgeous work. When I had the opportunity to furnish a house some years ago, it was difficult to find anything in the art nouveau style - I wound up buying reproductions, which are very nice indeed, but it's nice just to see beautiful original work. So here are some wonderful contemporary artists whose work is influenced by art nouveau, or that at least might fit into an art nouveau decor:
Erik Schjeide - http://www.erikschjeide.com/carvedfurniturelinkwebsite.htm
John Hein - http://pluto.njcc.com/~jhein/
Paul Reiber - http://www.mendocinowoodworking.com/PaulReiber/
(and the whole website has beautiful work)
http://www.mendocinowoodworking.com/
William Doub - http://www.customfurniture-doub.com/
Sam Maloof - there are several memorial sites for him, but none seem to have a good collection of his work.
The best way to see it for now seems to be to do a google image search for his name.
Martin Pierce - http://www.martinpierce.com/
Emily Kate's Sofa:
http://www.homeportfolio.com/catalog/Product.jhtml?prodId=29547
Some pieces by Roger Heitzman:
http://www.heitzmanstudios.com/gallery2.html
And here are two gorgeous pieces I found in a catalog, but I can't discover whether they are still being made (sadly):