Questionnaire

1 The Art Nouveau style begins in the late nineteenth century mediated by the
art gallery opened by the German merchant Samuel Bing in the city of:
a) Brussels b) Paris c) Glasgow d) Berlin
2 L`Art Nouveau exhibition included paintings, sculptures, illustrations, ceramics,
glassware and furniture in very different styles. Despite the diversity of the
exhibits there was a common element. Name it!
3 The organic Art Nouveau architectural exprerssion was given by Antonio Gaudi
who created what masterpiece:
a) La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona b) Palais Stoclet in Brussels c) School of Art in
Glasgow d) Solvay Hotel in Brussels
4 Art Nouveau designers have consistently promoted highly stylized use of
existing motifs in nature, focusing on the form of:
a) sun b) shell c) leaf d) mushroom
5 Name five European Art Nouveau centers!
6 Name five artists who used the Art Nouveau style in architecture, design,
graphics, paintings, posters, furniture, glassware, stained glass and mosaic!
7 Identify the importance of Art Nouveau in the late nineteenth and early
twentieth century European applied arts and architecture!
8 Name one to three monuments or art objects in the public area of Targoviste
(mosaic, fresco, environmental composition of different elements, etc.) and also
one to three examples of monuments or art objects in Romania which are made
in the Art Nouveau style!
9 What are the causes for which art in public space is currently suffering in
Romania? What legal, political, administrative, social, cultural and artistic details
(gaps) do you find harmful? Could you give some examples from your personal
experience?
10 What suggestions for improvement of art in public area could you make?
11 Give at least two reasons why you would like to get involved in this Erasmus+
Project.
12 What skills and abilities do you have and how do you think you could use
them for the most eficient development of our project?

Answers
1B

2 Floral and plant motifs; curved, asymmetrical lines

3A
4B
5 Paris, Brussels, Barcelona, Glasgow, Moscow, London, Nancy, Riga, Vienna,
Munich,
6 William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, Aubrey Beardsley, Victor Horta, Hector
Guimard, Henry Van de Velde, Antonio Gaudi, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Gustav
Klimt.
7 Requires delineation of previous artistic heritage and imposes a new style,
characterized by the principle of intrinsic values of the line, by the organic power
of plants and by the structural symbol.
8 Old houses of the old town of Targoviste, Targoviste City Hall, Pelior Castle Sinaia, Greek Catholic Bishop Palace - Oradea, Amzei Church - Bucharest.
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