{"product_id":"alphonse-mucha-susie-hodge","title":"Alphonse Mucha (Susie Hodge)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAt once elegant, authoritative and accessible, this definitive book includes Mucha's oeuvre in it's entirety, and traces how Mucha's mastery of line, symbolism, and integrated design shaped Art Nouveau's visual language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 250 superb reproductions, art historian and author Susie Hodge presents a sweeping visual account of Alphonse Mucha's impact on the language of Art Nouveau. His luminous posters, decorative panels, and designs for jewelry, typography, and interiors exemplify a movement that sought to integrate beauty into every aspect of life. Through flowing contours, symbolic female figures, and meticulously orchestrated ornament, Mucha created an aesthetic that became instantly recognizable across Europe. Rather than focusing narrowly on biography, Hodge places Mucha's work within the cultural and technological forces of the fin de siècle - the rise of mass printing, the expansion of consumer culture, the revival of craft ideals, and the period's fascination with nature, mysticism, and symbolic expression. Her explanations of chromolithography, poster production, decorative design, and Mucha's evolving motifs clarify how his imagery achieved such remarkable reach and influence. Later chapters examine the ambition of \u003ci\u003eThe Slav Epic\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his stained glass windows and national commissions. A final section traces Art Nouveau's decline, modernism's ascent, and the later rediscovery of Mucha's art. Elegant in design and rigorous in research, Hodge's treatment offers both an accessible entry point and a substantive contribution to the literature on Art Nouveau and its most distinctive visual innovator.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith colored edges, spot varnish and metallic foil stamping on the cover\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSusie Hodge \u003c\/b\u003eist Kunsthistorikerin und Autorin von mehr als 160 veröffentlichten Büchern, darunter mehrere preisgekrönte Titel wie \u003ci\u003eWhy Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Short Story of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy Is Art Full of Naked People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Master Painters of the Dutch Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Short Story of Modern Art\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Short Story of Women Artists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive Modern Art\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt: Everything You Need to Know\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Big Art Show \u003c\/i\u003eund \u003ci\u003eAlphonse Mucha: The Genius of Art Nouveau\u003c\/i\u003e (Prestel).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66105468387677,"sku":"K010636855","price":53.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1063685500001A.jpg?v=1790929233","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/alphonse-mucha-susie-hodge","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}