The Inspiration Behind Art Deco Finishes on Aluminum
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At home with eco-housing
The time has come for low-energy housing in Belgium, as regional governments invest in lower energy consumption Anyone feeling particularly glum about life here as the mercury sinks has a point: houses in Belgium are, typically, poorly insulated and better equipped for Mediterranean climes. As we turn up the heat to stave off the winter chill, much of it goes straight out the window; not so good for our pockets, especially as oil prices trend upwards. Also out the window are Belgium’s climate change pledges, if the regional governments, responsible for environmental policy, don’t do something to cut households’ energy consumption. This is a large contributor (in Brussels, the largest) to national greenhouse gas emissions. This has given the impetus needed to put low-energy housing on to the political agenda and into the mainstream. “Nowadays, authorities build passive houses and private real estate companies are interested and more ambitious as well.”
Art Nouveau
Style of art and architecture about 1890 to 1911 One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine arts (especially painting and sculpture) and applied arts. It was most widely used in interior design, graphic arts, furniture, glass art, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and metal work. The style responded to leading 19-century theoreticians, such as French architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814–1879) and British art critic John Ruskin (1819–1900). In Britain, it was influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. German architects and designers sought a spiritually uplifting Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art") that would unify the architecture, furnishings, and art in the interior in a common style, to uplift and inspire the residents.[3] From Belgium and France, it spread to the rest of Europe, taking on different names and characteristics in each country (see Naming section below). Naming[edit] History[edit] Origins[edit]
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Art Informel Movement, Art Informel Style, Art Informel Pictures
Art Informel The Art Informel style was developed between 1950 to 1960. The term was first used in 1952 by the French writer Michel Tapie who is the author of the book ‘Un Art Autre’ or ‘Art of Another Kind’. Tapié saw this art as 'other' because it appeared to him as a complete break with tradition. An important source of this kind of painting was the Surrealist doctrine of automatism. After WWII painters contemplated the legacy of geometric abstraction characterized in the early 20th century developments (through Cubism, Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism and De Stijl) as a load and the cold intellectualism, out of touch with the post WWII reality of poverty and despair. From the reaction was born a new painting style which was fully abstract but didn't rely on intellectualist methodology. The Informel artist was not interested in trying, at all cost, to have total control over the processes of artistic work. Most Notable Artists:
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Baroque
Artistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750 The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep color, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to the rest of Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, and Poland. By the 1730s, it had evolved into an even more flamboyant style, called rocaille or Rococo, which appeared in France and Central Europe until the mid to late 18th century. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires including the Iberian Peninsula it continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 19th century. Origin of the word[edit] The English word baroque comes directly from the French. In the 16th century the Medieval Latin word baroco moved beyond scholastic logic and came into use to characterise anything that seemed absurdly complex. Architecture: origins and characteristics[edit] Italian Baroque[edit]
ART INFORMEL « A R T | C A N O N
Dates: 1940-1960 Origin: Europe Key Artists: Jean Dubuffet, Jean-Paul Riopelle A term coined by the French critic Michel Tapié to describe a type of spontaneous abstract painting popular among European artists in the 1940s and 1950s, roughly equivalent to Abstract Expressionism in the USA. Tapié popularized the term in his book Un art autre (1952), and these two terms—Art Autre and Art Informel—are sometimes used more or less synonymously. They are rarely used with any precision, but some critics regard Art Informel as a narrower term, representing only one aspect of the broader trend of Art Autre (which includes figurative as well as abstract work). Jean-Paul Riopelle
