Murals are very large pieces of art that often cover entire walls. You will most likely find them outdoors in courtyards or in businesses. Some people have embraced the look of art nouveau murals for rooms in their homes as well. Generally, this concept only works well in very large open spaces. While murals are still common today, you generally don’t see too many new ones in the art nouveau themes.
The creation of murals for the art nouveau era were not cheap. They were often created out of marble and ceramic tiles. Many of the larger works were completed on smaller tiles and then put into place. This gave them a very detailed look as well, just like any painting that an artist may have put into a frame and onto the wall. Later on many of them were made out of glass instead. This was often colored glass though so it gave more visual appeal to those viewing it.
For large art nouveau murals, it could take years to complete them. Those that were established in this area of art and architecture were in high demand. They usually had people vying for their skills from many different countries. They offers poured in and some of the architects choose their jobs based on the amount of money involved. Others made their decision based on the challenge of the job and who it was to be completed for.
One of the most popular art nouveau murals designers was Victor Horta. He is considered to be a genius and the mastermind that so many other artists followed after. The majority of his work can be found in locations all over Paris. He was a well known architect but found that designing murals was very personal and it made him happy. He was asked to design specific types of murals for rich people in Paris, for lawmakers in congress, and for expensive hotels.
If you ever go to Paris, you really need to take the time to view some of the murals that Horta completed. Once you do it will be no surprise why people are in such awe of his talents. Even with the basic tools of his time he was able to implement amazing skill and talent in each art nouveau murals that he completed.
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