A photography based graphic, which has been chopped and cropped to show the natural lines and curves of Art Nouveau architecture. The photos are of creations by Victor Horta and Hector Guimard. Horta, a Belgian architect, used the new material, wrought iron, to create buildings unlike anything that came before. Iron supports were brought out from behind plaster, paint and stone and were shaped in intricate patterns and lines in order to celebrate the entire structure of Horta's buildings and not just external decoration. Guimard used both wrought iron and the older cast iron to create plant-like forms that brought a natural flow to man-made structures.

A photography based graphic, which has been chopped and cropped to show the natural lines and curves of Art Nouveau architecture. The photos are of creations by Victor Horta and Hector Guimard. Horta, a Belgian architect, used the new material, wrought iron, to create buildings unlike anything that came before. Iron supports were brought out from behind plaster, paint and stone and were shaped in intricate patterns and lines in order to celebrate the entire structure of Horta's buildings and not just external decoration. Guimard used both wrought iron and the older cast iron to create plant-like forms that brought a natural flow to man-made structures.

A manipulation of Mucha's Cycles Perfecta poster, here a beautiful young woman throws up the Thirteen Itches sign (XIII). Although he didn't describe his works as Art Nouveau, Alphonse Mucha's images of beautiful women with flowing tresses forming intricate patterns have become some of the most recognisable and iconic of the movement. Mucha's posters often depicted women so stylised and perfect that they represented an unattainable ideal of beauty. Mucha frequently used these ideal women in his advertisements to sell products; a practice that still continues today.

A manipulation of Mucha's Cycles Perfecta poster, here a beautiful young woman throws up the Thirteen Itches sign (XIII). Although he didn't describe his works as Art Nouveau, Alphonse Mucha's images of beautiful women with flowing tresses forming intricate patterns have become some of the most recognisable and iconic of the movement. Mucha's posters often depicted women so stylised and perfect that they represented an unattainable ideal of beauty. Mucha frequently used these ideal women in his advertisements to sell products; a practice that still continues today.

A serpent with fangs bared intertwines with wisteria vine. The snake in a striking pose pays homage to Rene Lalique, the Parisian jeweller. Rene Lalique travelled around continental Europe and England after completing his study as a jeweller. He absorbed the latest ideas and inspirations of Art Nouveau and brought them back to Paris through the medium of jewellery. Lalique frequently depicts the serpent in his works. Perhaps the reasons behind Lalique's occupation with the serpent are two-fold; its undulating and curving lines tie in so well with Art Nouveau's fascination for the arabesque curve, the snake also represents the beautiful yet dangerous enigma of nature.

A serpent with fangs bared intertwines with wisteria vine. The snake in a striking pose pays homage to Rene Lalique, the Parisian jeweller. Rene Lalique travelled around continental Europe and England after completing his study as a jeweller. He absorbed the latest ideas and inspirations of Art Nouveau and brought them back to Paris through the medium of jewellery. Lalique frequently depicts the serpent in his works. Perhaps the reasons behind Lalique's occupation with the serpent are two-fold; its undulating and curving lines tie in so well with Art Nouveau's fascination for the arabesque curve, the snake also represents the beautiful yet dangerous enigma of nature.