Victor Horta’s power point

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VICTOR HORTASTASSEL HOUSE

STYLE: ART NOUVEAU

Presented By

Chel-le Cole


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TERMINOLOGY

Art Nouveau : The all new aesthetic Style was richly ornamental with new invented

patterns defined by organic, curving, asymmetrical lines inspired by natural forms.

Post Impressionist :a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters,

chiefly between 1880 and 1900, stressing formal structure or the possibilities of form and

color.

Art Deco: A decorative and architectural style of the period 1925-1940, characterized

by geometric designs, bold colors, and the use of plastic and glass.

Bauhaus: the aesthetic of which was influenced by and derived from techniques and

materials employed especially in industrial fabrication and manufacture.


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ART NOUVEAU

The all new aesthetic Style was richly ornamental with new invented patterns

defined by organic, curving, asymmetrical lines inspired by natural forms.

Lasted 30 years 18801910 ,Began in Belguim

Against academic schools; aesthetics should be sought in nature rather than

ancient classical rendition

Influenced by the post impressionist paintings , Japanese art for print

It influenced Modernism, De Stijl (or Neoplasticism),Contstructivism,Suprematism, the Bauhaus and Art Deco


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PURPOSE

They wanted to create a modern way of life, to invent new shapes

and free lines, where the structure and the decorative elements wouldform one unique work of art, a total and harmonious artistic

environment. Nature and Life were chosen as inspiring sources

creating emotions and feelings in all forms of visual arts such as

painting, architecture, decorative arts and graphic design.


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TYPES

Architecture

Print Graphics

Typography

Photography

Sculpture (Metal, Glass)

Furniture

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Gustav Klimt

Alphonse Mucha

Antoni Gaudi

William Morris

Emile Galle

ARTISTS & PLACES

Paris

Brussels

Glasgow

Vienna

Munich

Turin

New York

Chicago


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Belgium Artist major influence

for Art Nouveau

Born in Ghent in 1861

Moved to Brussels in 1881, and

enrolled at the Acadmie des

Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts Academy)

In 1884 he apprenticed with

Alphonse Balat.

VICTOR HORTA


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His goal with art : to create personal projects without restraints

Major principles of his chosen art: those of rationality and power,

but also of beauty and homeliness

Nicknamed the archisec by dint of his strong opinions and

caustic statements

Presented with Legion of Honour medal and the title of Baronawarded to him by King Albert 1 in 1932


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He is eager to construct buildings filled with light, with enthusiasm and energy in a reaction

against the stifling industrial grip that casts a shadow over the era.

His faades step away from the large stone walls which he went on to replace by art metal work.

Rigid forms are seen to make way for volutes and arabesques with fauna and flora invading the

balconies and urban glass sections. He styles the rooms in such a way that they are a standing

invitation to be inhabited by people. At a time when the use of stone is the go-to building

material of choice, he created

curves in plaster to be sculpted into the granite or the white stone by masons and carvers .

~Unknown


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Was it not high time that the architecture of iron and glass that and

grown up almost unobserved in railway stations and industrial structures

should develop an ornamental style of its own? And if western tradition

was too much wedded to old building methods, would the East perhaps

provide a new set of patterns and new ideas? This must have been the

reasoning behind the designs of Belgian architect Victor Horta that made

an immediate hit.

~ Pg 412 (pocket book)


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The Muse des Beaux-Arts

(Fine Arts Museum) in Tournai

In Brussels, the Brugmann

Hospital, the Palais des Beaux-

Arts (Centre for Fine Arts) and

the Brussels-Central railway

station

WORKS

The four major town houses

(18611947) Htel Tassel,

Htel Solvay,

Htel van Eetvelde, and

Maison & Atelier Horta

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HIS END

His life ended in gloom: Horta regretted not having made the

effort of publishing his works and paradoxically ended up making

the sad decision of destroying most of his archives and drawings.


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TASSEL HOUSE

Commisioned By Prof. Emile Tassel in 1893 , finished by 1894

Built on a lot 7.79m wide 39m deep

After WWII house was split into small flats (apt) a lot of the

original work was lost

1976 Jean Delhaye Bought the house and started restoration in

1980 finshed 1985.


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FLOOR PLAN


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STAIRCASE


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