3 résultats pour "wallpaper"
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The yellow wallpaper
fancy. I n some ways, John d r ives he r mad. E v r y t h i ng can be expla i ned r a t iona l l y -> D u a l i t y w i t h i n coup le: - Ba lance of power sh i f ts bew teen both cha racter. Even i f John looks to be t he dom i nan t charac ter, t ha n ks to I RO NY, power is balanced. John fein ts or t r u l y ta kes care of h is w i fe as she was a chi l d bu t t he fact is t ha t he has a ch i ld ish and self- cen te red a t t i t ude, wan t i ng he r to go wel l fo r...
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Art Nouveau
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INTRODUCTION
Detail of Art Nouveau Decoration
This detail of a door decoration from a building constructed in the early 20th century in Milan, Italy, illustrates the stylistic
themes associated with art nouveau.
Wallpaper by William MorrisIn the early 19th century manufacturers began to mass-produce wallpaper, and the quality of designs suffered. WilliamMorris, a British artist who had become interested in the design of household furnishings and items for everyday use,began to create handmade wallpapers that he integrated into the overall design of the home. This artichoke design isbased on stylized plant motifs, a common theme in art nouveau designs.Art Resource, NY Art nouveau in Britain evolved out o...
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Pablo Picasso.
Color juxtapositions—between blue and orange, for instance—are intentionally strident and unharmonious. The representation of space is fragmented and discontinuous. While the left side of the canvas is largely Iberian-influenced, the right side is inspired by African masks, especially in its striped patterns and oval forms. Suchborrowings, which led to great simplification, distortion, and visual incongruities, were considered extremely daring in 1907. The head of the figure at the bottom right,...