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Art Nouveau Scratchboard Drawing Inspired by GustavKlimt

Art Nouveau was a highly decorative art form developed in the 1880’s and 1890’s. Art Nouveau designs are often characterized by ornamental twisting flowers and plant forms like the pin on the right.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was one of the leaders of the Art Nouveau movement in Austria. Klimt was the son of a gold and silver engraver. When he was 14 he quit school and enrolled in a local college of art and craft. When he was 20, he opened an art studio with his friend and his brother.

Like many art movements, Art Nouveau was a break from the norm and Klimt dealt with a lot of criticism. Klimt’s style was very different from the classical, or traditional, style that was accepted and popular with the upper classes. One of Klimt’s goals was to make art more accessible for everyone, much like the Pop Art movement of the 1960’s. His modern paintings with their high level of detail and their emphasis on decoration were considered controversial.

Klimt’s main choice of subject matter was women. The figures in his paintings are draped with flowing clothes that are covered with detailed patterns and designs. Backgrounds are usually simple and often contain designs as well. Klimt used a lot of gold and silver colors in his artwork. What may have influenced his metallic color choices?

“The Kiss ,” made in 1907-08, is one of Klimt’s most popular paintings.

“Portrait of Adele Bloch -Bauer I” is from 1907.

Project inspired by Kris Fontes http://www.krisfontes.com/klimt.htm Handout compiled by S. Wagner-Marx

The Project For this project you will be creating a drawing on metallic scratchboard in the style of Gustav Klimt. You will combine a printed, digital image with a detailed line drawing. Follow these steps for a successful project:

1. Before you begin, brainstorm different types of lines, patterns, designs, and textures that you can use in your drawing. Use the following chart to sketch and plan your ideas.

2. Cut out the head and hands or arms of your digital photo. Carefully glue the cut photos to your scratchboard. Your head and hands/arms will help create emphasis in your artwork.

3. Using the tools provided, scratch out an organic shape that suggests a flowing garment. Remember to keep it simple; the clothing does not need to be realistic!

4. You now have two areas to fill with pattern . Use your ideas from the above boxes to scratch out designs in the garment and background. Create contrast in your artwork by using more detail in one of the areas.

Remember: You cannot “erase” anything that you scratch into your scratchboard. Keep your drawing neat!

Vocabulary Line: The path of a moving dot Pattern: A repeated design Texture: How something feels or looks like it feels Emphasis: areas of an artwork that stand out Organic Shape: Free flowing, nature inspired, shape Contrast: degree of difference between areas in an artwork “Portrait of Emilie Floge ” was painted in 1902. Project inspired by Kris Fontes http://www.krisfontes.com/klimt.htm Handout compiled by S. Wagner-Marx