Desk

Bugatti, Carlo, Desk, 1895, (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
 







How and why is it relevant to your theme/style?
  • The date of creation is within the era of Art Noveau.
  • There is a handcrafted quality to this piece of furnature.

What is different about this example from previous examples?
  • Unlike all of the previous funtional pieces, without the title, this would not be identifiable as a desk. 
Why is this example important to you?
  • When a stylized piece of furnature does not look like that particular piece of furnature, this shows a whole new level of creative expression. The artist was not attempting to confrom to what a desk was, they were making art into a desk.

Bibliography

“Art Nouveau Furniture.” Wikipedia, 23 June 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau_furniture. 

Comments

  1. nmataJuly 5, 2023 at 12:30 PM

    This is a combination of art Deco and Nouveau. Since it it is early during the Art Nouveau period (1890 – 1914) it has more deco than Nouveau. Remember history is not that precise, there are a lot of things that are still from the previous period and vise-versa.

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