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The Japonism influences in Alphonse Mucha’s art nouveau style posters

Year 2024, Issue: 12, 41 - 56, 28.09.2024

Gonca Sönmez , Mehmet Reşat Başar

https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1459327

Abstract

The objective of this study is to elucidate the impact of Japan, which socially and culturally opened its doors to the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, on the art nouveau movement that emerged in Europe during that period. The aesthetic understanding of Japan during this era provided a source of inspiration for art nouveau, particularly evident in the organic lines and patterns of the movement. The effects of this movement seen in the works of Alphonse Mucha, a prominent representative of art nouveau. Hence, this study concentrates on the posters of Mucha, selected through purposive sampling. The selected posters underwent analysis from the perspective of graphic design principles, utilizing the qualitative research method of semiotic analysis. These analyses provide scientific examination of the indicators used in the design of selected posters. Furthermore, it sheds light on the impact of Japanese aesthetic on European art.

Keywords

graphic design alphonse mucha art nouveau poster design japonism

References

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  • Becer, E. (1999). İletişim ve grafik tasarım (2nd edition). Dost.
  • Corneille, P. (1635/2016). Médée: Pierre Corneille’s Medea (1635) in English translation (1st edition) (Trans. S. Kalter). CreateSpace.
  • Duckett, V. (2015) Sarah Bernhardt. J. Gaines, R. Vatsal, and M. Dall’Asta (Ed), Women film pioneers project. https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-cqt4-pc13
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  • Dumas Fils, A. (1856). La dame aux camélias (3rd edition). Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs.
  • Gombrich, E. H. (1999). Sanatın öyküsü (1st edition) (Trans E. Erduran & Ö. Erduran). Remzi.
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  • Henderson, A. (1980). Women and flowers: The life and work of Alphonse Mucha. A. Bridges (Ed.), Alphonse Mucha: The complete graphic works (1st edition) (p. 9-14). Harmony.
  • Hiroshige, A. (1857). Sudden shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and atake [Woodblock Print]. Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • Johnston, I. (2004). An introduction to the work of Alphonse Mucha and art nouveau. Malaspina University. http://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/lectures/muchalecture.htm
  • Ketenci, H. & Bilgili, C. (2006). Görsel iletişim & grafik tasarımı (1st edition). Beta.
  • Kılınçaslan, Y. (2010). Reklamda sanatsal boyut: Art nouveau (yeni sanat) reklam posterleri. Yeni düşünceler, (5), 25-40. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/724722
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  • Mucha, A. (1894). Poster for Gismonda [Lithography]. Mucha Museum, Prague, Czechia.
  • Mucha, A. (1898). Poster for Medée [Lithography]. Mucha Museum, Prague, Czechia.
  • Musset, A (1834/2015). Lorenzaccio (1st edition) (Trans B. Günen).Türkiye İş Bankası.
  • Nan, Li (2018). The interaction between artist and poster design taking the lithograph poster during art nouveau “movement in France as an example”. Proceedings of the 4th international conference on arts, design and contemporary education (1st edition) (p. 167-171). Atlantis. https://doi.org/10.2991/icadce-18.2018.34
  • Nicholson, G. (2013). Gismonda FG [Typeface Design]. https://www.fontspace.com/Gismonda-font-f6128
  • Özaltun, G. (2022). Alphonse Mucha’nın eserlerinin arkasındaki gizem: Art nouveau dönemi sanatçılarının karşılaştırmalı analizi. Turkish studies, 17(3), 583 - 613. http://doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.57952
  • Rostand, E. (1910). La samaritaine [Theatre Play]. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/la-samaritaine-5148
  • Sardou, V. (1894). Gismonda [Theatre Play]. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/Gismonda-412140
  • Sardou, V. (1910). La tosca [Theatre Play]. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/la-tosca-7233
  • Shakespeare, W. (1603/1886). Hamlet (1st edition). Cassel & Company.
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Alphonse Mucha’nın art nouveau tarzı afişlerinde Japonizm etkileri

Year 2024, Issue: 12, 41 - 56, 28.09.2024

Gonca Sönmez , Mehmet Reşat Başar

https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1459327

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 19. yüzyılın sonları ve 20. yüzyılın başlarında sosyal ve kültürel olarak dünyaya kapılarını açan Japonya’nın, o dönemde Avrupa’da ortaya çıkan art nouveauya (yeni sanat) olan etkilerini ortaya koymaktır. Dönemin Japon estetik anlayışı, özellikle hareketin organik çizgileri ve desenlerinde belirgin bir ilham kaynağı olmuştur. Bu akımın etkileri, önde gelen art nouveau temsilcilerinden biri olan ünlü afiş tasarımcısı Alphonse Mucha’nın eserlerinde açıkça görülmektedir. Bu nedenle, bu araştırma Mucha’nın amaçlı örnekleme yoluyla seçilmiş afişlerini ele almaktadır. Belirlenen afişler, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden göstergebilimsel çözümleme tekniği kullanılarak grafik tasarım ilkeleri açısından analiz edilmiştir. Bu analizler, belirlenen afişlerin tasarımında kullanılan göstergelerin bilimsel bir perspektiften incelenmesini sağlamaktadır. Ayrıca, bu analizlerin Japon estetik anlayışının Avrupa sanatı ve tasarımı üzerindeki etkisini aydınlatması da hedeflenmektedir.

Keywords

grafik tasarım alphonse mucha art nouveau afiş tasarımı japonizm

References

  • Ayaydın, A. (2015). Art nouveau akımına 21.yüzyıl perspektifinden bir bakış. Ulakbilge, 3(6), 58-73. http://doi.org/10.7816/ulakbilge-03-06-03
  • Azılıoğlu, K. ve Yılmaz, M. (2020). James Tissot’un eserlerinde Japonizm etkisi. Sosyal bilimler araştırmaları, 10(3), 580-601. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1035539
  • Balkan, S. (2016). Alphonse Mucha’nın eserlerindeki tipografik ve görsel elemanlar arasındaki ilişkinin temel tasarım ilkeleri açısından incelenmesi. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, İzmir.
  • Balkan, S. (2017). Alphonse Mucha’nın eserlerindeki tipografik ve görsel elemanlar arasındaki ilişkinin temel tasarım ilkeleri açısından incelenmesi. İdil, 6(33), 1485-1502. http://doi.org/10.7816/idil-06-33-03
  • Barthes, R. (1977). Image/music/text (14th edition) (Trans. S. Heath). Fontana.
  • Becer, E. (1999). İletişim ve grafik tasarım (2nd edition). Dost.
  • Corneille, P. (1635/2016). Médée: Pierre Corneille’s Medea (1635) in English translation (1st edition) (Trans. S. Kalter). CreateSpace.
  • Duckett, V. (2015) Sarah Bernhardt. J. Gaines, R. Vatsal, and M. Dall’Asta (Ed), Women film pioneers project. https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-cqt4-pc13
  • Dvorak, A. (1980). Illustrations for books and periodicals. A. Bridges (Ed.), Alphonse Mucha: The complete graphic works (1st editon) (p. 129-142). Harmony.
  • Dumas Fils, A. (1856). La dame aux camélias (3rd edition). Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs.
  • Gombrich, E. H. (1999). Sanatın öyküsü (1st edition) (Trans E. Erduran & Ö. Erduran). Remzi.
  • Gür Üstüner, S . (2017). Tekstil yüzey tasarımında yüzyıllık etki: Lucienne Day. Art-e Sanat, 10(19), 307-334 . https://doi.org/10.21602/sduarte.311130
  • Harmsen, O. (2012, 5th September). Art nouveau from a historical perspective. https://aboutartnouveau.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/art-nouveau-in-history/
  • Henderson, A. (1980). Women and flowers: The life and work of Alphonse Mucha. A. Bridges (Ed.), Alphonse Mucha: The complete graphic works (1st edition) (p. 9-14). Harmony.
  • Hiroshige, A. (1857). Sudden shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and atake [Woodblock Print]. Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • Johnston, I. (2004). An introduction to the work of Alphonse Mucha and art nouveau. Malaspina University. http://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/lectures/muchalecture.htm
  • Ketenci, H. & Bilgili, C. (2006). Görsel iletişim & grafik tasarımı (1st edition). Beta.
  • Kılınçaslan, Y. (2010). Reklamda sanatsal boyut: Art nouveau (yeni sanat) reklam posterleri. Yeni düşünceler, (5), 25-40. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/724722
  • Kıran, H. (2008). Tarihsel süreçte Japon baskı sanatına bir bakış. Sanat ve tasarım, 1(2), 147-158. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/sanatvetasarim/issue/20665/220450
  • Milošević, P. (2015). Mosaic of Theodora - Basilica of San Vitale [Mosaic]. Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Italy.
  • Morris, W. (1862). Design for wallpaper [Wallpaper]. William Morris Gallery, London, Great Britain.
  • Mucha, A. (1894). Poster for Gismonda [Lithography]. Mucha Museum, Prague, Czechia.
  • Mucha, A. (1898). Poster for Medée [Lithography]. Mucha Museum, Prague, Czechia.
  • Musset, A (1834/2015). Lorenzaccio (1st edition) (Trans B. Günen).Türkiye İş Bankası.
  • Nan, Li (2018). The interaction between artist and poster design taking the lithograph poster during art nouveau “movement in France as an example”. Proceedings of the 4th international conference on arts, design and contemporary education (1st edition) (p. 167-171). Atlantis. https://doi.org/10.2991/icadce-18.2018.34
  • Nicholson, G. (2013). Gismonda FG [Typeface Design]. https://www.fontspace.com/Gismonda-font-f6128
  • Özaltun, G. (2022). Alphonse Mucha’nın eserlerinin arkasındaki gizem: Art nouveau dönemi sanatçılarının karşılaştırmalı analizi. Turkish studies, 17(3), 583 - 613. http://doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.57952
  • Rostand, E. (1910). La samaritaine [Theatre Play]. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/la-samaritaine-5148
  • Sardou, V. (1894). Gismonda [Theatre Play]. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/Gismonda-412140
  • Sardou, V. (1910). La tosca [Theatre Play]. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/la-tosca-7233
  • Shakespeare, W. (1603/1886). Hamlet (1st edition). Cassel & Company.
  • van Gogh, V. (1887). Bridge in the rain: After Hiroshige [Oil on canvas]. van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Art Theory
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Gonca Sönmez 0000-0002-9636-4831

Mehmet Reşat Başar 0000-0002-7949-2380

Early Pub Date August 28, 2024
Publication Date September 28, 2024
Submission Date March 26, 2024
Acceptance Date May 28, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024Issue: 12

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APA Sönmez, G., & Başar, M. R. (2024). The Japonism influences in Alphonse Mucha’s art nouveau style posters. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi(12), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1459327
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