Art Nouveau in England.....f***in Aubrey Beardsley in the house!!

So we learned about art nouveau in my history of Visual Communication class, and we looked at the similarities of art nouveau in different countries, england, france and america to be exact. In each country we learned of various artists and one stuck out at me....

Aubrey Beardsley

this man does exactly the kind of art I like to do. Rich black and white illustrations, with a very heavy and crisp line with undulating curves and quick sharp details.

Here is some of his famous works!!

Notice, the balance between thick and rich linework with his thin and featherlike curves and whisps.

great detail achieved with a few line works!!!

he has such a great "economy of markmaking" as my professor Joseph Adolphe would say!!1

and this guys work, is funny too (im speaking of the picture with the farting woman!! haha LOL)

anyway, Aubrey Beardsley was a pivitol character of Art Nouveau in England, and his focus of tight black and white organic illustrations helped push the movement even further.

and BEARDSLEY!!!!!!!!! what a badass last name right!!