Maiden
A try to work in Art Nouveau style.18 total reviews
Comment from yourbren
I really like the image. I love how you have developed it. It is excellent work, although I must say .it is not representative of the art nouveau period but not to worry because I think few people are aware of the difference between art nouveau and the art deco period that followed. Think Mucha, Capiello, Tiffany, Carabin. Nothing was ever diagonal. All curves and flow.
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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I really like the image. I love how you have developed it. It is excellent work, although I must say .it is not representative of the art nouveau period but not to worry because I think few people are aware of the difference between art nouveau and the art deco period that followed. Think Mucha, Capiello, Tiffany, Carabin. Nothing was ever diagonal. All curves and flow.
Comment Written 28-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Thank you very much. That now is a review as I love them. That looks like the start to a very interesting discussion. I am a rebel. I don't agree that "Nothing was ever diagonal. All curves and flow." I believe the expressions of Art Noveau are quite different. Wile the Hundertwasser House in Vienna or Casa Batllo [Gaudi and Jujol] indeed are nothings but curves and flow the Eisenstein building in Riga is not flowing but of great symmetry with mostly rectangular windows and doors. Wile there are curves and flow in the paintings of for example Mucha, Beardsley and Biblin; Van de Velde's furniture seems more linear, with triangular shapes truth curved as well. Last not least Van de Velde's cover design for the 1908 Insel edition of Nietzsche's "Ecce Homo" seems to have the diagonal. Actually this design was in my mine when I designed Maiden. Maiden is composed similar to one half of this design. My picture is made of a quadruple of the same motive [the statuette] showing a rounded form [the head] in a curve [the arm]. I admit that I toke some artistic licence. I believe this is legal a century later. I believe we are not here to copy a style but being inspired by the masters of the past and may find something new. [Even the contest rules say "the work should be inspired by Art Noveau"]. I hope you don't mine this little discussion. Life would be boring if we all would think alike and of curse I could be totally wrong with what I think. I hope to her from you again. Thank you for your inspiring review.
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Indeed I am not at all offended. I will say you have cited examples I am not familiar with for the most part. I will say that Gaudi 's work is not considered Art Nouveau. You may very well be right based on your examples. From my point of view, I have never seen in a Galle table , a Tiffanny or a LaTrec, or even a Henry van de Velde, that was not all curves and flow. However I do not doubt you. I think it is possible that what I loved in Art Nouveau is all I desired to see and you may have seen things differently. Thank you for your very informative response and I wish you good luck with your entry. Bren
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Thank you for your kind reply. You are right, Gaudi is indeed a point of discussion. I personally think he dos not represent any style but his own. But my view is contaminated with growing up in Europe and the fact that Art Deco was not really realized as an own style until the 80's. I'm affraid I see things very differently. I am known as a rebel. But anyway wile the Sagrada Family clearly is not Art Noveau Park Guell [Barcelona 1900-1907] seems to have parallels to Art Noveau and Casa Mila [Barcelona 1905-1907] seems to remind of the Hundertwasser House. I have to admit that I do not know for sure how the US-American view of Gaudi is but in the current version of Wikipedia Gaudi in named as one of the most important Architects of the Art Noveau style. I need to look closer at the American version of the Art's and especially have to get more familar with the American view of the atists and art styles.
Thanks again for your toughtfull reply.
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The pleasure is mine. Exchanges of thoughts, opinions are always a plus because they offer the experience of learning in the best sense. A learning that is shared. Bren
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What a message. What beautiful words. Thank you. XXX
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I am so pleased. Bren
Comment from Mr Jones
yes lovely the way you have constructed this picture and fits in nicely with the contest. great subtle colours with delicate curves. exquisite face.
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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yes lovely the way you have constructed this picture and fits in nicely with the contest. great subtle colours with delicate curves. exquisite face.
Comment Written 28-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Thank you, I appreciate your encouraging review very much.
Comment from CT_Photography
Initial Impact: 5
Story Telling: 5
Artist Notes: 5
Composition/Frame/Crop: 5
Focus/DoF: 5
Lighting/Contrasts/Shadows: 5
Color : 5
Textures/Bokeh: 5
Creativity/Imagination: 5
Rounded Over All: 5
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reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Initial Impact: 5
Story Telling: 5
Artist Notes: 5
Composition/Frame/Crop: 5
Focus/DoF: 5
Lighting/Contrasts/Shadows: 5
Color : 5
Textures/Bokeh: 5
Creativity/Imagination: 5
Rounded Over All: 5
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Comment Written 28-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Thank you for your compassionate review.
Comment from digitalscud
You have captured this image just right, perfectly framed and sharp in color. Really good close up and not having to worry too much about background with it being so limited. Well done, a good effort!
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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You have captured this image just right, perfectly framed and sharp in color. Really good close up and not having to worry too much about background with it being so limited. Well done, a good effort!
Comment Written 28-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Thank you very much for your kind review. This is not a photo but a mixed media. It is based on a photo of a broken statuette.
Comment from amfunny
Very cool looking.
It makes for great storytelling and is very interesting to look at.
It is well cropped, too.
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Very cool looking.
It makes for great storytelling and is very interesting to look at.
It is well cropped, too.
Comment Written 28-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Thank you, I appreciate your encouraging review very much.
Comment from donkeyoatey
You did a lovely seamless job! The colors are perfect, and it reatains the sense of age. I think it is a great entry! Donkeyoatey
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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You did a lovely seamless job! The colors are perfect, and it reatains the sense of age. I think it is a great entry! Donkeyoatey
Comment Written 28-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2011
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Thank you very much for your accomodating review.
Comment from raineyknightartwork
Initial Perception: Impressive seamless splice
Artist Notes: Included and informative
Title: Fitting
Category Posted: Correct
Emotionally Charged: Yes, passion and love
Story Telling Ability: Yes, romance, fairy tale, or poem
Colour Harmony: natural tones
Technical Creativity: exceptional thinking outside of the box
Center of Interest: four heads are better than two and two heads are better than one
What Works Well? Concept, seemless splicing and colours
Comments: Pleasant to view
Star Rating: 6+ cyber
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Thank you for sharing. Rainey
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2011
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Initial Perception: Impressive seamless splice
Artist Notes: Included and informative
Title: Fitting
Category Posted: Correct
Emotionally Charged: Yes, passion and love
Story Telling Ability: Yes, romance, fairy tale, or poem
Colour Harmony: natural tones
Technical Creativity: exceptional thinking outside of the box
Center of Interest: four heads are better than two and two heads are better than one
What Works Well? Concept, seemless splicing and colours
Comments: Pleasant to view
Star Rating: 6+ cyber
A cyber rating may be given when actual stars are unavailable
Per site scale (6=Exceptional, 5.5=Professional, 5=Expert (no revisions necessary) 4.5=Above Average, 4=Average)
Thank you for sharing. Rainey
Comment Written 27-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2011
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Thank you, I appreciate your review and your cyber rating very much.
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You are welcome. I enjoyed writing this review. Rainey
Comment from jesuel
what a great photo the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and i like how you have framed it in fine work here
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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2011
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what a great photo the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and i like how you have framed it in fine work here
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Comment Written 27-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2011
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Thank you, I appreciate you review very much,