This topic covers the 'Arts and Crafts Movement' and Art Nouveau In Ceramic Context.
Arts and Crafts Movement
There are a few famous people involve in this movement. One of them is;
William Morris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3kLR4N10Qg
From my perspective, 'joy of work' can be regarded as dedication in making or activity. Based from Concise Oxford Dictionary, dedicate can be define as devote to a particular task. The dedication is measured by the quality of the devotion by oneself. As for the topic on 'joy of work' relate to modern thinking, we can see from the arts and crafts movement. One of the famous person who involved in this movement is William Morris. William Morris is a textile designer, but at the same time, he is also an artist, writer, and socialist. It is common to see a person with versatility in a few disciplines other than practicing art and design.
From his works in textile, he mentioned in The Beauty of Life: William Morris & the Art of Design, 'Almost all the designs we use for surface decoration, wallpapers, textiles, and the like, I design myself. I have had to learn the theory and to some extent the practice of weaving, dyeing and textile printing: all of which I must admit has given me and still gives me a great deal of enjoyment.' Based on this quote, it reflects his dedication in textile disciplines and most of its techniques. This is where the roots of excitements in the modern thinking as the modern thinking allows the dedication in creating new ideas that diverse from arts and crafts movement.
Before the comparison of the two movements, the 'Arts and Crafts' and Art Nouveau, the relationship influences of William Morris in the selected ceramic works such as Charles Passenger, Alfred Powell and Louise Powell will be discuss. Based on Oel Riley in The Elements of design, William Morris uses sensuous delight in materials and use of nature of source of pattern. Below are some pictures to give more clearer picture.
p/s: Pictures will be added later
Before the comparison of the two movements, the 'Arts and Crafts' and Art Nouveau, the relationship influences of William Morris in the selected ceramic works such as Charles Passenger, Alfred Powell and Louise Powell will be discuss. Based on Oel Riley in The Elements of design, William Morris uses sensuous delight in materials and use of nature of source of pattern. Below are some pictures to give more clearer picture.
Rice Dish
Earthenware (C1144)
Design by William de Morgan, c1900
© Trustees, Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford, England
p/s: Pictures will be added later
There are some similarities between the William Morris approach in his textile and the ceramic products that have been produced, where they used nature of source of pattern. The rice dish that has been done by Charles Passenger, uses Persian colour palette where it is one of the essence that historical references are used during the Arts and Crafts movement.
As time past, the art nouveau movement starts around 1890-1905, where it is also known as Fin de siècle, end of the century. Talia Schaffer mentioned in Literature and Culture at the Fin de Siècle,that the term Fin de siècle can be referred as a period of degeneration, but at the same time a period of hope for a new beginning in.
The term art nouveau also known as Jugendstil in German which means youth style. The art nouveau movement can be seen as the movement seems to be forgetting the influences from the classical times. The journey of going towards the new style where the appreciation of fine arts and applied arts are dissolved to give new breath in the new style. The new style or youth style, plays around with the fundamental of art and design or in simpler term, aesthetic. The elements and principles such as line, shape, texture, colour, value, balance, gradiation, repetition, contrast, harmony and unity can be seen in the works that have been done by some artists and designers.
For examples,
To be continued.... d(-_-)b
