Art Nouveau
What is Art Nouveau?
Art Nouveau art includes artistic work produced during the period extending from the 1860s to the 1970s.
Art Nouveau artists with fresh ideas experimented with new materials and functions of art.
What happened before, during and after Modernism and Impressionism?
Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish modernist architect from Catalonia (Spain). He was born the 25th of June 1852 and died the 10th of June 1926.
In his artworks he mixed the loved he always had for architecture, nature, and religion.
Some his most important artworks are:
The Basílica Sagrada Família. Unfortunately it's unfinished but here you can watch an amazing video to discover how it will look when finished.
Gustave Eiffel
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
In class
ACTIVITIES:
Gaudí mosaic: Some of the most characteristic works from Antoni Gaudí are his mosaics. Have a look at the presentation.
MATERIALS:
Thick paper
Acrylic paint
Magazines or coloured papers
Glue stick
Markers
Voluntary work
If you consider yourself as an artist and you love paper architecture here you have two awesome modernist mockups.
You need not build them during class time. Just at home or during your breaks (playground)
If you finish one of them:
You will receive a special certificate
We will exhibit your mockup in the hall of the school
We will take a photo of you and your mockup and it will be uploaded to Mirasur's Facebook page and to the MirArt webpage.
Who knows! Maybe you become a famous paper artist one day!
