International holidays - World Art Nouveau Day

The architectural creations of Eden Lechner and Antonio Gaudi are among the brightest examples of modernism This style is characterized by roundness and fluidity of forms, the presence of natural and plant motifs in the images, and an abundance of decorative elements and details: mosaics, panels and stained glass Paintings by A Mucha, E Grasse and G Klimt, furniture design by S Wyspianski and LK Tiffany also belongs to Art Nouveau The movement has been leading in music, painting, sculpture, architecture and poetry since the end of the 19th century before the start of the First World War In order to preserve the cultural heritage of this era, a holiday was established - World Art Nouveau Day The initiative for the emergence of World Art Nouveau Day belongs to the magazine Szecessziós Magazin In Budapest, on June 10, 2013, events dedicated to the Art Nouveau style were held for the first time at the Museum of Applied Arts Exhibitions and lectures also took place in Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Poland, Great Britain, Sweden and other countries The date of the holiday is timed to coincide with a sad event - on June 10, in 1914 and 1926, the architect Eden Lechner, who lived in Hungary, and the Spaniard Antonio Gaudi passed away They left behind stylish and incredibly designed cathedrals, residential buildings, post offices and other structures The architectural design of the Museum of Applied Arts was developed by E Lechner, which is why the first World Art Nouveau Day took place there The style, which is a symbiosis of romanticism and symbolism in the era of rapid development of industry and industrialization, was called differently in all countries In Russia it was called Art Nouveau, in Austria-Hungary - Secession, in France - Art Nouveau, in Germany - Jugendstil, in Switzerland - Style sapin ("spruce style") The artistic movement was an attempt by creative people to combine functionality and pragmatism with an aesthetic perception of the world Art Nouveau was in many ways a constructed style, conceived to make life in art more beautiful than in reality Every year, World Modern Day celebrates a specific theme Thus, in 2019 it was dedicated to staircases as an architectural element and interior design detail, and in 2020 to stained glass windows It is they, like no other type of decorative and applied art, that reflect one of the main features of Art Nouveau - a flat, two-dimensional image of people and objects In honor of World Art Nouveau Day, exhibitions, seminars, photo competitions and excursions are held In Russia, World Art Nouveau Day was celebrated for the first time in 2018 in Tambov This style, generously flavored with elements of the Renaissance, classicism and symbolism, appealed to the aesthete artists from the creative association “World of Art” Prominent representatives of Russian modernism were MA Vrubel, VA Serov, VM Vasnetsov, II Levitan The Kazansky and Vitebsky railway stations, the Bristol Hotel, the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands, and the Pertsov apartment building in Moscow were built in this style The holiday, which appeared in 2013, united in a single impulse culturologists and art historians, museum workers and antique dealers, architects and restorers in the desire to preserve the creative heritage of the Art Nouveau style In honor of this unique phenomenon for world culture, World Art Nouveau Day was established