Tribe.net. Local Connections mike http://artnouveau.tribe.net/thread/4c2fc514-844a-412c-8f0f-e4eb3e8e6e73#24d4007b-e47c-4e20-9e2f-638a01468c48 2007-09-12T04:13:16Z 2007-09-12T04:13:16Z

Alive and well it is. Definitely a wonderful style. m

mike 2007-09-12T04:13:16Z Le Chat Noir http://artnouveau.tribe.net/thread/4c2fc514-844a-412c-8f0f-e4eb3e8e6e73#4e0653e1-d003-43f4-8e72-600d7657e33f 2007-09-12T03:24:52Z 2007-09-12T03:24:52Z

Yep... I take every chance I can to reintroduce such lines into todays architectural accents. I'm just waiting for the right house to pitch a full length railing of the stuff, instead of just glimmers here and there.

Le Chat Noir 2007-09-12T03:24:52Z Stephen http://artnouveau.tribe.net/thread/4c2fc514-844a-412c-8f0f-e4eb3e8e6e73#6e2330c6-a1da-459a-bb1c-b5ca1e476917 2007-08-26T19:02:52Z 2007-08-26T19:02:52Z

There still are people like that walking around... I have been blessed with inspired patronage in my efforts to reintroduce Art Nouveau as a viable and flavorful contraposto addition to the somewhat bland "Tuscan Hybrid"architecture that punctuates Sonoma and Marin Counties here in Northern California.

Stephen 2007-08-26T19:02:52Z Michelle http://artnouveau.tribe.net/thread/4c2fc514-844a-412c-8f0f-e4eb3e8e6e73#577647d0-7e59-46d3-b695-210437f59360 2007-08-26T15:06:24Z 2007-08-26T15:06:24Z

I adore Art Nouveau for its subtle eroticism and sensual organicism with its whip-lash curves and idealised and stylised natural motifs. Art Nouveau was one of the last cohesive styles to evolve in the Western world and I love it for its all embracing aesthetic that permeated all fields of art and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Art Nouveau was created in an era when people still valued refinement, beauty and quality (if not always functionality) over cheapness and bland corporate design.

Michelle 2007-08-26T15:06:24Z