书名：Hector Guimard : Art Nouveau to Modernism / 赫克托·吉玛德：现代主义的新艺术风格
定价：360.0
ISBN：9780300248364
作者：David A Hanks
版次：1
出版时间：2021-04

内容提要：

书名：Hector Guimard : Art Nouveau to Modernism / 赫克托·吉玛德：现代主义的新艺术风格

作者：David A Hanks
出版：Yale University Press，2021年
装帧：精装 ,232页

语种： 英语

尺寸：24*30.4 cm

 

 

A beautifully illustrated retrospective of Art Nouveau architect and designer Hector Guimard, positioning him at the forefront of the modernist movement

 

The aesthetic of architect Hector Guimard (1867–1942) has long characterized French Art Nouveau in the popular imagination. This groundbreaking book showcases all aspects of his artistry and recognizes the fundamental modernity of his work. Known for, among other things, the decorative entrances to the Paris Métro and the associated lettering, he often looked to nature for inspiration, and combined materials such as stone and cast iron in unique ways to create designs composed of curves and waves that evoked movement. Guimard broke away from his classical Beaux-Arts training to advocate a modern, abstract style; he also pioneered the use of standardized models for his design objects and experimented with prefabricated designs in his social housing commissions, advancing the technology of the time.

 

With copious, beautifully reproduced illustrations of his architectural drawings as well as his furniture, jewelry, and textile designs, this volume explores Guimard’s full oeuvre and elucidates the significance of his work to the history of modern art. Essays by an international group of scholars present Guimard as a visionary architect, a shrewd entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a social activist.