Mucha 4evah. Go Nouveau!
Right, what's a little sweater sniffing between sworn enemies?
Riley ,'Sleeper'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beekaytee - Jan 21, 2011 1:59:07 pm PST #18170 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Amy - Jan 21, 2011 2:00:52 pm PST #18171 of 30001
Because books.
My two remaining fingers say Art Nouveau!
Sophia, buy bandaids!
Consuela - Jan 21, 2011 2:02:19 pm PST #18172 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, I do like Art Nouveau, although when we went to the post-Impressionists at the deYoung last weekend my niece asked what Art Nouveau was and I wasn't able to describe it.
So, blow my mind! (Um, in a SFW way.)
Flea: exactly. Argh. I've decided the angst level is sufficiently high I get to leave early today. Just not sure when. I've found a friend to go get drinks with, though.
DavidS - Jan 21, 2011 2:02:22 pm PST #18173 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Art Deco FTW.
You can love them both! I do.
You should've seen the huge Art Deco exhibit they had in SF a few years back. It included, among other things, the entire entrance way and perfume counter from a Parisian department store done in the Deco style from the late 20s.
Anyway, back to Art Nouveau.
One of my favorite blogs is by the British designer and illustrator, John Coulthart. He has a wide range of interests including Art Nouveau and the history of illustration.
He recently posted about the German magazine Deutsche Kunst & Dekoration which chronicled the best in German design at the turn of the century.
Germans, being the meticulous little scholars that they are, have scanned the entire run of the magazine and posted it online, free. 7500 pages of Art Nouveau right here.
But there's more!
Coulthart had previously written about the German humor magazine Jugend which was also contemporaneous with the Art Nouveau era and reveled in its style.
Guess what? It's also available entirely free from the University of Heidelberg.
So if you've been sitting around thinking, "You know, it'd be cool if I could have the entire print run of two turn-of-the-century German magazines that specialized in Art Nouveau. For free. Without getting up from my chair." Well, now you do.
DavidS - Jan 21, 2011 2:04:43 pm PST #18174 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Random beautiful image ganked from Jugend archive.
First thing I pulled up.
Coolness!
If you click on the "Vorschau" tab it shows you the entire issue in thumbnails.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 21, 2011 2:05:53 pm PST #18175 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My two remaining fingers say Art Nouveau!
Sophia, buy bandaids!
Being a crafty person has its upsides. I am currently bandaged with cotton, and ribbon ties around my fingers!
DavidS - Jan 21, 2011 2:14:01 pm PST #18176 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Did I blow your Art Nouveau loving minds?
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2011 2:15:12 pm PST #18177 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can I go home now? I think I can go home now.
Also, today I broke my watch. But it was a free watch, and it was only the loop thingy thingy. Still, stupid watch broke.
DavidS - Jan 21, 2011 2:16:53 pm PST #18178 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Can I go home now? I think I can go home now.
What Would Gandalf Say: "Fly, you fools!"
Lee - Jan 21, 2011 2:21:07 pm PST #18179 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I say yes, ita.
In fact, I think we all should. Raise your hands if you are tired of working and getting stuff done.