History Main / ArtNouveau

A [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin new style of decorative art]] that predominated much of the ''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Fin de siècle]]'' (TheGayNineties and TheEdwardianEra), Art Nouveau's style consists of asymmetric and fluid movements, and naturalistic colors and themes. Its style was applied to every field, notably buildings, crafts, paintings, lithographic posters and furniture.

* Music/FleetwoodMac's "classic" soft-rock era embraced a mid-to-late[[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies 1970s]] revival of the Art Nouveau aesthetic. This was particularly evident in the album covers for their two big hit albums, the self-titled "White Album" (1975) and ''Music/{{Rumours}}'' (1977), which both feature illustrated covers, Art Nouveau-style typefaces, and people in (bohemian) Art Nouveauish clothing.

* Most of the architecture in the [[Creator/TimBurton Burton]]/[[Creator/JoelSchumacher Schumacher]] ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' film series shows Art Nouveau influence, albeit dark and looming and often moving toward ArtDeco.

Whatever its name, Art Nouveau fell out of favour during or before UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The exuberant, richly ornamented style seemed wrong somehow after so much death and destruction and the growing anxiety of the Machine Age. However, it influenced ArtDeco and other modernist movements. With the advent of {{Solarpunk}} however, it is starting to see something of a revival.

* The interior design of the RMS Titanic was loaded with it - [[https://screenmusings.org/movie/blu-ray/Titanic/images/Titanic-0816.jpg the chandelier in the First Class Lounge]] being a large and prominent example.

* Barcelona is one of the capitals of Art Nouveau (there called Modernisme), especially considering most of Antoni Gaudí's work is there.

* ''Anime/SoundOfTheSky'': The opening of the anime is based on paintings by Austrian Art Nouveau/Vienna Secession painter Gustav Klimt like the Beethoven Frieze and Allegory of Tragedy.
* ''Manga/ElfenLied'': The opening of the anime is based on paintings by Austrian Art Nouveau/Vienna Secession painter Gustav Klimt, like his famous Kiss.
* ''Manga/WitchHatAtelier'' is one of the few manga to utilise this art form as a stylistic choice, making it incredibly unique. From the natural and organic designs of the Great Hall and the rustic atmosphere of the Atelier, to the soft naturalistic colours of the cover art, and the dynamism and free-flowing form of the panelling. Flipping through the series is like having a peak of Mucha's Art Nouveau style in manga format.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' features several Art Nouveau elements. Disa's dress and hairstyle are inspired by different painting with women of Gustave Klimt. The art style was used for the official posters too. And the Elvish Kingdom of Lindon, has its architecture inspired by the decorative motives with soft whiplash lines, and naturalistic colours, only fitting for a kingdom scattered across a birch ForestOfPerpetualAutumn.

* ''LightNovel/{{Gosick}}'': The opening of the anime is drawn in Art Nouveau style.

* A lot of the designs in the early series of ''Series/MrSelfridge'' are classic Art Nouveau. This makes sense, given that Selfridge's was founded during the Edwardian era and featured cutting-edge fashions--which at the time were Art Nouveau.
* Art Nouveau shows up on occasion in Series 1 of ''Series/DowntonAbbey''. While the avant-garde rarely reaches the Yorkshire countryside, we see glimpses in the styles of women's dress and a few magazines. (Subsequent series are set during World War I or the 1920s, so new styles lean towards Art Deco.)

The movement has influences from [[GreenThumb drawings of plant life]], works by Creator/AlphonseMucha, Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Oriental flavours, and the Neoclassical, Romantic, Post-impressionist and Expressionist movements. The style spread throughout Europe, where [[IHaveManyNames its mode was dubbed in many languages, typically termed as "new", "modern" or "young" art]]. In Germany and Northern Europe, it was called the “Jugendstil” (youth style) or "secession". In Catalonia, it was called "Modernisme," and is associated inextricably with the weirdly-skeletal but delightful architecture of Antoni Gaudí. In Italy, it was called the ''stile Liberty'' after the [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses British department store Liberty in London]], which apparently supplied a lot of the brightly-coloured fabric Italian artists working in the style liked to use.

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** Creator/NaokoTakeuchi [[AuthorAppeal loves this style]] and frequently shows up [[http://mangastyle.net/book2/2-05.jpg in artworks]] for ''Manga/SailorMoon''. It appears in some parts of the manga as well, as characters or vignettes can be framed in asymmetrical swirls and flowers. This also show ups in the two animated adaptations.
** The '90s anime has a notorious nod to the style [[http://i.imgur.com/5UIJNWa.png?1 in the 4th opening]] (Second opening of the 'R' season), some official artwork also shows the girls [[http://site.harapekodoggybag.com/sailormoon_shitajiki_mars_art_nouveau.JPG framed in artistic rendition of halos]].

* ''Anime/{{Gosick}}'': The opening is drawn in Art Nouveau style.
* ''Anime/{{Sora No Woto}}'': The opening is based on paintings by Austrian Art Nouveau/Vienna Secession painter Gustav Klimt like the Beethoven Frieze and Allegory of Tragedy.
* ''Anime/{{Elfen lied}}'': The opening is based on paintings by Austrian Art Nouveau/Vienna Secession painter Gustav Klimt, like his famous Kiss.
* ''Manga/{{Witch Hat Atelier}}'': Witch Hat Atelier is one of the few manga to utilise this art form as a stylistic choice, making it incredibly unique. From the natural and organic designs of the Great Hall and the rustic atmosphere of the Atelier, to the soft naturalistic colours of the cover art, and the dynamism and free-flowing form of the panelling. Flipping through WHA is like having a peak of Mucha's Art Nouveau style in manga format.

* The design of Wonder City and Wonder Tower in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''.
* Much of the visual design of ''VideoGame/AbyssOdyssey'', most notably the character portraits.

* The Lakebed Temple of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' draws a lot of inspiration from Catalan Modernism, especially Gaudí's famous ''trencadis'' technique. It's noticeably one of the most beautiful temples of the game.

* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' has cues of this, despite the time period being ambiguous (but ideally talking place in a 60s contemporary-esque world) there are many locations of the game aiming towards a more somber pre WW1-art style.