This Week in Class II

I was really excited when we began talking about the Art Nouveau period this week. I spent a good portion of time last semester studying the design for a group project, so I became really familiar and interested in it. There are so many pieces that I like, so there isn't one that I can pick as my favorite. I really love all the pieces that have strong nature influences- floral/plant elements and strong organic lines. Alphonse Mucha was one of the first who began incorporating these elements into his works. He focused on a beautiful women surrounded by flowing plant and floral figures:

This poster isn't by Mucha (it's by Henri Privat-Livemont), but I found it online and I loved it: