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Sunday, August 18, 2019

Sunday Quilt Inspiration: Art Nouveau

After taking a look at Art Deco last week, I became curious about Art Nouveau. "What's the difference?" kept entering my mind. So I did a little research. 
Art nouveau garden border royalty-free art nouveau garden border stock vector art & more images of art deco
Flower border

Turns out I'm addressing them backwards: Art Nouveau (new art) is the earlier style and is more naturalistic. That should have been last week's inspiration.
The Finest Examples of Art Nouveau Architecture in Central Europe
Art Nouveau architecture
My mnemonic: First, art is "nouveau," (pronounced new-voe) and natural; it includes shapes from nature such as leaves, arcs, ferns. 

Clocks – Decor :     German Art Nouveau table clock, Stock Company for Uhrenfabrikation Lenzkirch, Black Forest    -Read More –
Note the arcs, parabolas,
and flower stamens
Then, it decorates and styles a space, including sleek, geometric lines, chrome, zigzags. This is a broadly defining way of remembering the differences, but I need something.


Pochoir Mylar robuste de 190 microns réutilisable Art Nouveau Flower - A5 - A4 - A3 | eBay

As you look at the modern quilts below, note the arcs, parabolas, flowers, and stylized, contrasting lines.


Modern Improv Quilt by Sarah Hibbert at FOQ2018


Rinse & Repeat Quilt Featuring lots of Straight Line Quilting

Dresden Sunflower Pattern & Template

Modern quilt featured at QuiltCon 2019 — “Curled” by Charlie Mankin @sydneyrosedesigns Statement: “As soon as I aw the work of Franco Grignani, I knew I had to try to recreate in quilt form. Hand appliquéd bias binding on wholecloth. Machine quilted.” Design source: Franco Grignani, Detachment from the Edge (285), 1969.

Modern Quilt Along-Bold Prints with Angela Pingel - Simple Simon and CompanyExpanding Stars quilt pattern is a bold and modern graphic quilt pattern for the modern quilter. Beginner friendly quilt pattern is fast and easy.

This is the quilt that we love. We like the lunar pattern, the color scheme and the modern feel.

Die Beem (Trees) by Lindsey Neill ( @penandpaperpatterns )11. Indah Blossoms Downloadable Pattern – Free Bird Quilting Designs

Do you agree that these have some elements of Art Nouveau? Do you find that they also have elements of Art Deco as well? It gets a little confusing, doesn't it?



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