Art Nouveau - Blog Posts
Facade d'un magasin à Douai réalisée en 1902 par l'architecte Albert Pépe
Amazing store in the Town of Douai (North of France) realized in 1902 by the architect Albert Pépe
Redemption arc for not sharing on day one
Here’s a thing I’ve had around in my head for a while!
Okay, so I’m pretty sure that by now everyone at least is aware of Steampunk, with it’s completely awesome Victorian sci-fi aesthetic. But what I want to see is Solarpunk – a plausible near-future sci-fi genre, which I like to imagine as based on updated Art Nouveau, Victorian, and Edwardian aesthetics, combined with a green and renewable energy movement to create a world in which children grow up being taught about building electronic tech as well as food gardening and other skills, and people have come back around to appreciating artisans and craftspeople, from stonemasons and smithies, to dress makers and jewelers, and everyone in between. A balance of sustainable energy-powered tech, environmental cities, and wicked cool aesthetics.
A lot of people seem to share a vision of futuristic tech and architecture that looks a lot like an ipod – smooth and geometrical and white. Which imo is a little boring and sterile, which is why I picked out an Art Nouveau aesthetic for this.
With energy costs at a low, I like to imagine people being more inclined to focus their expendable income on the arts!
Aesthetically my vision of solarpunk is very similar to steampunk, but with electronic technology, and an Art Nouveau veneer.
So here are some buzz words~
Natural colors! Art Nouveau! Handcrafted wares! Tailors and dressmakers! Streetcars! Airships! Stained glass window solar panels!!! Education in tech and food growing! Less corporate capitalism, and more small businesses! Solar rooftops and roadways! Communal greenhouses on top of apartments! Electric cars with old-fashioned looks! No-cars-allowed walkways lined with independent shops! Renewable energy-powered Art Nouveau-styled tech life!
Can you imagine how pretty it would be to have stained glass windows everywhere that are actually solar panels? The tech is already headed in that direction! Or how about wide-brim hats, or parasols that are topped with discreet solar panel tech incorporated into the design, with ports you can stick your phone charger in to?
(((Character art by me; click the cityscape pieces to see artist names)))
classicwood:
Alphonse Mucha: The Seasons : Autumn (1897)
setmefreexo:
My favourite artist. His art amazes me.
nottilucente:
Alphonse Mucha - a poster for the Sokol Festival, 1912
enchantedhunter:
I really like this one. Another Alphonse Mucha one.
I’m thinking CLAMP probably looked at some of Mucha’s stuff when creating Clow Cards for Card Captor Sakura. But I could be wrong.
via silver-rockets.com
elektra-luxx:
Happy 150th Birthday Alphonse Mucha!!
"I found this book of beautiful Art Nouveau artwork by Julius Klinger, originally published in 1902. Two of the images really struck me and I decided to upload them. A horsewoman and a female fencer."
An Art Nouveau silver-plated fairy lamp by Moritz Hacker, circa 1905. From here.
Winter 🎨 👌 ,The Four Seasons, 1900
Illustration d'Alphonse Mucha
Bel après-midi 🙋♀️
"Dream of me. Only me." from Nosferatu 2024
It's been a while.
Some art done on Nov 15, digital art Nov 30.
Also found my graphite pencil finally. That's a plus. Feels like it was missing for five years....
My starter pack!
Sem IA, porque eu não sou incompetente.
New sketchbook with nikki
(Clown's Welcome is my favourite set)
Some sketches during class. Again.
And yes, Ursula is wearing a short version of that very lirika matoshi dress!
Some sketchbook recents with our favourite lesbian witches Adrestia and Ursula
My annual Usagi illustration. I think it's one of my favourites. Soon I'll post the finished version🌙
This is for my fellow lesbian paladins
My d&d oc Florene and her lethal face card 🗡️🥀🫀
(let's pretend it isn't obvious who she's named after)
some of my sketches from last year. Ursula and Taylor.
@taylornation
ok this one is my favourite
you make me wanna make you fall in love, ah!
It's a Ursula world and we just happen to be living in it.
Sketches in class #3
Mother Cain
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Another one for the "quick sketch" collection: Taylor and the much-missed original 1989 set. I did it from memory, the details are a little blurry in my mind.
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