Below is a glossary article post in the category A which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Art Nouveau based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Art Nouveau
So, what is actually meant by Art Nouveau?
Art Nouveau is an international style in architecture and design that emerged in the 1890s and was marked with winding lines and organic forms that flow based on plant shapes.
Explanation of Art Nouveau
This complex international style in architecture and design is parallel to symbolism in fine arts. Developed through the 1890s was brought to a wider audience by the 1900 universelle exposition.
In the UK, the design of Charles Rennie Mackintosh exemplifies the style, but in his work the flows of flowing and organic shapes are seen in severe but eccentric geometry. The main example of Art Nouveau is the entrance of Paris Metro Station by Guimard; Tiffany Glass; Chair design by Charles Rennie Mackinstish and his Glasgow art school; And the design of the book Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Ricketts and followers like Arthur Rackham.
Art Nouveau developed in the first decade of the twentieth century but was killed by the first world war.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix A, as well as terms associated with A.
Meaning of Art Nouveau in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Art Nouveau.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Art Nouveau (Indonesian), Art Nouveau (Java), and Seni nouveau in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Art Nouveau.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Art Nouveau.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix A. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=art-nouveau
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=art-nouveau
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