posters of the 1890s
The 1890's was the beginning of the first poster graphics. Not only have these posters been seen as advertisements but they are also looked upon as works of art. Two excellent examples of different work done during this period are Alphonse Mucha's Lorenzaccio (1898) and Henri Toulouse- Lautrec's Jardin de Paris (1893). Each poster is equally exquisite in it's line, style, color, composition, and perspective. Alphonse Mucha was born in 1860 and traveled to Paris in 1890. He designed posters in the fashionable "Byzantine" style of ornamentation. In Mucha's Lorenzaccio this can clearly be seen. The poster is a cropped image in the vertical "pillar" style with elaborate ornamentation through out. There is written word on the top and bottom as typical of many of his works. By the writing around the figure we can see that the poster was intended to be made for Sarah Bernhardt. The poster exhibits intricate, flow
The instrument works as a carrier for our eyes to move back and forth from the foreground and background. I believe Jardin de Paris to be from the English Arts and Crafts movement because of its emphasis on flat figures, simplified forms and sharp outlines. I would characterize Mucha's work in the Art Nouveau style because of his use of decorative style with simplified forms. The asymmetrical objects help to create the foreground/ background qualities. He uses simplified forms with distinct, dark outlines. The clothing she is wearing particularly adds to the active line. In this poster we see her as the orchestra member would. The background is extremely decorative. In this work, like Mucha's, there are two dimensional, Cloisonisme qualities created in a vertical "pillar" form. His subject, which he used many times in his work, is Jane Avril. The subject is off in thought in the poster. The active, curvilinear line dominates the picture. Lautrec uses bright red and yellow to accentuate her, and uses gray and black for the rest of the composition. This can be seen in the angle of the instrument, the backstage, and particularly how the dancer's is bent.
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