1. The Art Nouveau Movement and National Identities (Art, Society and Thought)
The coincidence in time between the construction of national identities and the irruption of Art Nouveau is cause for analysis and thought from a variety of perspectives. This relationship was more than temporary in many regions of Europe, and art in each of these countries was deeply tied to a society that ushered in a way of thinking entrenched in identity factors such as language, history and land.
This strand included presentations that critically explored these ties.
Can Art Set Us Free? Art Nouveau, Cultural Identities and the Dawn of Nations
Keynote Speech by Marikit Taylor
National Identities in Europe Around 1900
Opening Conference by Anne-Marie Thiesse
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Here you can download the papers with the respective abstracts and brief CV of the author. Papers are listed in alphabetical order of the author’s surname. All abstracts have a version in English, but full papers are each in the language in which they were submitted. You can also access the videos of the presentations of each paper at the Congress.
The Reception of Heinrich Vogeler’s Medievalism in Modernisme and its Connections with Nationalism
Irene Gras Valero
Download the full textAssociations of Artists and National Identity: The Case of the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc
Maria Barbara Marchi
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Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral
Download the full textThe Aspiration of a New Nation. Architecture in Uruguay 1894-1914
Tatiana Rimbaud Benigni
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Majda Sikošek
Download the full textAbout Aspects of Vocational Education in Transylvania Around 1900
Miklós Székely
Download the full textThe Photographic and Printed Reception of Art Nouveau and National Identities Around 1900 in Europe
Jos Vandenbreeden
Download the full text2. The Decorative Programmes of Buildings (Homes, Hospitals, Factories, Institutions, etc.)
Art Nouveau was censured for decades because of its decorative overindulgence, which was connected to displaying the wealth of a clientele eager to be seen. Decorative programmes responded to a concept of beauty based on adornment. Initiatives to preserve and restore the heritage of each city have brought to the forefront the need to recover techniques and trades of the decorative and industrial arts related to Art Nouveau, and this has also increased a general awareness of its value.
Papers looking into such aspects were included in this strand.
The Ornament is the Message: From the use of Repertoires to Inspiration in Nature
Keynote Speech by Mireia Freixa and Pilar Vélez
List of Papers Presented in this Strand
Here you can download the papers with the respective abstracts and brief CV of the author. Papers are listed in alphabetical order of the author’s surname. All abstracts have a version in English, but full papers are each in the language in which they were submitted. You can also access the videos of the presentations of each paper at the Congress.
Iberian Styles Versus Global Taste: Influences on Spanish Modernismo and Portuguese Arte Nova Wall Tile Production
Mario Baeck
Download the full textThe Medieval Palaces of the Siblings Isidra and Alexandre M. Pons i Serra
Núria Gil Farré
Download the full textThe Search for National Identity in the Décor of Art Nouveau Residential and Public Buildings in Riga
Silvija Grosa
Download the full textBetween Secession and Modernism - Stylised Ornaments of Folk Art on István Medgyaszay’s Buildings
Emese Kún
Download the full textLluís Bonet’s Reforms in Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s work, in the Garí del Cros House in Argentona
Mònica Piera
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Cristina Rodríguez-Samaniego
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