March 2 History of GD Questionaire Response

The question that I am to respond to was from Chris Varner.

Question:
The Victorian Era had very graphical imagery. Throughout the art and crafts movement, it seemed to focus more on text layout and ornaments. So why did they do such a drastic change from elegant imagery from the Victorian Era to ornaments and text, then back to focusing on vibrant imagery during Art Nouveau?

Throughout the art and crafts movement before art nouveau became popular, designers focused on creating beautiful art in different forms. These designers worked on stained glass, furniture, posters, carpet designs, and other materials. During this time, new type faces were being invented and the revival of books was brought back. One thing I did notice was that the colors are not as vibrant as they were during the Victorian Era and throughout the art nouveau era. The artists during the art and craft movement wanted to create text that was pleasurable. Art nouveau created artwork in response to what was going on during that time period. Women smoking, dancing, and drinking as well as censoring laws being lifted caused for this change of style.