1860-1939
Sycamore brooch, designed by Alphonse Mucha
and made by jeweler Georges Fouquet in enamel, gold, diamonds, with teardrop pearl (1905)
Brian Yoder writes with enthusiasm and conviction on a diversity of subjects many of which are to do with art (and what it might or might not be) in some way. His website is vast, entertaining and educative and we offer a very small slice of it here. My thanks to Brian for allowing the use of his text, pictures and expertise.
Alphonse Maria Mucha
"Czechoslavakian artist, illustrator & designer Alphonse Mucha was a very influential but seldom mentioned figure in the history of art. He is more than anyone else responsible for the "art nouveau" style that developed around the turn of the century and applied his considerable talents to a wide variety of pursuits ranging from painting and sculpture to poster, magazine, and calendar illustration, and product and architectural design.
It is probably as much because he did things other than paintings to be hung in museums that many of the leading artistic institutions have ignored his work for most of this century, but the fact that he opposed the cubist revolution and made recognizable and beautiful images meant that the critics of the 20th century would ignore his work.
Those are the very things of course that make him worthy to appear here."
source: Brian Yoder's Art Gallery & Critic's Corner
