Art Nouveau and the Erotic

Art Nouveau and the Erotic
Author: Ghislaine Wood
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2000
Genre: Art nouveau
ISBN: 9781851772957

The swirling, sensuous forms of Art Nouveau are synonymous with the erotic. This concise study shows how the idea of the erotic was given visual expression by artists and designers, creating in the process some of the most striking works of art: paintings, sculpture, furniture and ceramics.

Art nouveau and the erotic

Art nouveau and the erotic
Author: Paul Greenhalgh
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Essential Art Nouveau features short thematic sections and a wonderful selection of images - some well-known with others previously unpublished - to evoke the very essence of this extraordinary style. Major influences such as Rococo, the natural world and the exoticism of the Orient are reflected in the colourful plates, and earlier pieces are placed against their Art Nouveau counterparts to provide a fascinating visual history. Every page bears testimony to the daring flamboyance of the style - shown on buildings, in paintings and in sculpture, and going right into the home, on furniture, cutlery, glassware, ceramics, jewellery and textiles.

Art Nouveau and the Erotic

Art Nouveau and the Erotic
Author: Ghislaine Wood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2000-09
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This provocative book shows how Art Nouveau artists & designers explored & exploited the idea of the erotic in their creative endeavors.

Erotic Art Today

Erotic Art Today
Author: Volker Kahmen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1972
Genre: Art, Modern
ISBN: 9780821204306

Art Nouveau and the Classical Tradition

Art Nouveau and the Classical Tradition
Author: Richard Warren
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2017-12-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1474298567

Art Nouveau was a style for a new age, but it was also one that continued to look back to the past. This new study shows how in expressing many of their most essential concerns – sexuality, death and the nature of art – its artists drew heavily upon classical literature and the iconography of classical art. It challenges the conventional view that Art Nouveau's adherents turned their backs on Classicism in their quest for new forms. Across Europe and North America, artists continued to turn back to the ancient world, and in particular to Greece, for the vitality with which they sought to infuse their creations. The works of many well-known artists are considered through this prism, including those of Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley and Louis Comfort Tiffany. But, breaking new ground in its comparative approach, this study also considers some of the movement's less well-known painters, sculptors, jewellers and architects, including in central and eastern Europe, and their use of classical iconography to express new ideas of nationhood. Across the world, while Art Nouveau was a plural style drawing on multiple influences, the Classics remained a key artistic vocabulary for its artists, whether blended with Orientalist and other iconographies, or preserving the purity of classical form.

Erotic Art in the 19th Century

Erotic Art in the 19th Century
Author: Cassidy Hughes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781861717702

EROTIC ART IN THE 19TH CENTURY by Cassidy Hughes The history of erotic art in the 19th century is explored in this detailed and fully illustrated survey. The major erotic artists of the nineteenth century are featured: Thomas Rowlandson, Jean Baptiste Dominique Ingres, Felicien Rops, Pierre Renoir, Gustave Courbet, J.M.W. Turner, Edgar Degas, Gustav Klimt, Gustave Moreau, Aubrey Beardsley and William Bouguereau. Also, many anonymous artists of prints, paintings and photographs. 'Erotic Art In the 19th Century' also includes discussions of topics related to erotic art, such as art and pornography (illustrated with numerous examples) - the female nude - the male nude - censorship - photography and eroticism - sex and religion - sexuality and Christianity - pagan and mythological erotic art - phallic art - lesbian art - orgasm - voyeurism - artists and models. The first part of this book on 19th century erotic art uses short entries about aspects of erotic art (with examples from the whole history of erotic art). The bulk of the second part of the book focusses on the celebrated artists of the 19th century whose work is considered erotic, as well as many anonymous works. The appendices feature 50 pages with many more classics of erotic art of the 19th century. Fully illustrated. This book contains many illustrations which are rare. And an introduction and bibliography. This second edition contains fifty new pages. 362 pages. Paperback. Available in hardcover. www.crmoon.com

The Erotic Arts

The Erotic Arts
Author: Peter Webb
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1975
Genre: Arts
ISBN:

This was the first serious historical investigation into the importance of eroticism as inspiration for artists, writers, playwrights and film makers throughout the world and from earliest times. It included interviews with Henry Moore, Hans Bellmer, David Hockney and Allen Jones.