Arts and Craft Movement

William Morris
   William Morris was born in Walthamstow, Essex, on march 24th 1834.
   Morris begun his training at Marlborough College in January 1848 and he graduated in December 1851. He continued his education at Exerter College in Oxford, where he graduated in June 1852. Morris had intended to practice as a priest but after reading several criticisms of the profession he decided to for-go the priest-hood and devoted himself to the arts.
   After a brief apprenticeship to the Architect George Edmund Street (G.E. Street), he decided to become a painter.
   He is well known for his position in Morris, Marshall. Falkner & Co (which eventually became "Morris & Co"). Morris & Co were best known for their Stained Glass. He also founded Kelmscott Press, where he designed three different typefaces; Golden, Chaucer, and Troy.
   Morris later died on October 3rd 1896, in his home, Kelmscott House.

<  Of all the Stained Glass windows of his that i have seen I find love this one the most. The use of warm colour's is wonderful, and I particularly like the way he uses black lines to show shading. And the detail is quite simple and yet interesting, he even remembered to include the Adams apple.
 

<  The figure in this painting is simple, with a hint of elegant. and whilst she is plain, the entire background is a mess of detail, this helps the eyes choose a place to focus of, they are drawn to the simplest area of an object (or in this case; painting) because it is least confusing. this is a very intricate painting and is one of last known pieces to have survived.

Information Reference:

www.morrissociety.org/

Art Nouveau

Alphonse Mucha,
   Alphonse Mucha was born on July 24th 1860 in Ivancice, South Moravia, to, father, Ondfiej Mucha.
   After some misfortune, Mucha made his entrance to the art and design industry through a job offered to him by Count Khuen Belasi. Belasi hired Mucha to decorate his castle in Emmahof. Belasi's brother then decided to mentor Mucha and sponsor his education which kick-started his future.  
   Mucha was in Czechoslovakia in 1989, and when the nazis invaded, he was arrested and put through questioning before he was permitted to return home. Mucha passed away on the 14th of July in Prague, later that year.


   During his life, Alphonse Mucha produced a lot of paintings and images of women. The images he produced are very feminine and delicate in appearance.Each of his images contain a large amount of detail, and the use of ornate framing appears often in his works.

< I like this one of his designs particularly because of it's celestial appearance, Mucha has made it so that the woman appears to be ascending to the heavens like and angel.

< Of Mucha's designs, this one is my favorite. I love the graceful appearance of the woman and the flow of the fabric draped around her. I also like his choice of colour's; most of the colour's are shades of orange and they blend together, and then there is the blue in the mid-ground and back-ground that stand out, it is very effective.

Information Reference: http://www.muchafoundation.org