For my topic I've chosen the Art Nouveau movement, focusing on how it came to be and what it stood for. Initially, the recurring colors, textures, type, and visual styles in both print design and architecture are what made it appeal to me the most, but further research has given me more insight on its meaning and how I can relate to it personally. Though I've read that art nouveau was a response--or "resistance"--to academic art and earlier styles and influences, the fact that it became an entire movement with philosophies and an effect on lifestyle choices appeals to me, along with the idea of moving away from traditional definition and applications of art. I like the idea of not having to follow specific rules or molding work into a textbook definition/cookie cutter of what art is supposed to be, but while still creating something visually appealing and sending a message.
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