My May 2021 'Art Nouveau Styling' Article is NOW AVAILABLE to read on my website at www.hitomigilliam.com/creativeedge/may2021
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The design vibe in the recent years have revolved around garden style, showcasing the beautiful range of blooms from the garden. Interest in gardens in this decade is not unlike that of the Victorian era at the previous turn of the century… 1850-1900. At that point in the UK, gardening had become a national pastime for the middle-class, to uplift and be inspired from nature. This was followed by Gertrude Jekyll’s (1843-1932) Herbaceous Borders and colorful drift planting of perennials. Interest in Woodland Gardens, Water Gardens… painterly approach to the arrangement of the gardens and impressionistic color blending had become an obsession.
So how can ART NOUVEAU be a flower design influencing style?
It seems a natural evolution based on historical sequence of events in the past, in relation to today…
In the past 10 years…
Love and passion for Flowers have been trending…
Inspired by Nature & Flower Farming and the new exciting varieties and color palettes...
Designing with emphasis on exquisite flowers in a garden style defying the traditional forms…
What’s next?
Transitioning to designing with style that is less heavy…. with transparency… with linearity…
‘Less is more’ designs displaying Economy of Means… Art of maximum effect with less…
Art Nouveau styling is an appealing direction for inspiration that suits the Spirit of our Times!!
How to craft the Art Nouveau structure?
By creating the visual sketch of Art Nouveau linearity.
Curvaceous Linear structure based on realistic viney configuration to provide the spine to hold flowers in place without overcrowding to create an airy, stemmy LIVING designs that convey nature’s growth. Studying the tension that’s conveyed in Art Nouveau style and combining it with our deep knowledge of Flowers will help us design with some educated discipline to support natural beauty.
I created 3 ART NOUVEAU inspired designs using florataped wires in combination with my wire vine and midollino & wire vine mechanics (both accessible to see how its made via my RU-vid videos) to create 3D sketches for viney nature-inspired motifs.
DESIGN #1: ART NOUVEAU Crescent Compote
DESIGN #2: ART NOUVEAU Cascading Bouquet
DESIGN #3: ART NOUVEAU Flower Fascinator
I Hope you enjoy this month's article!
Hitomi.
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30 май 2021
