and Russian Architecture.
Fig 1
This house appears to have only one floor, an entrance with steps and a porch. One of the windows at the side doesn't look like a real window, maybe a religious shrine. There is one chimney at the front of the house and possibly a water pump at the side. This photograph gives a real insight into what life would be like for people living here.
Russian Architecture research
Fig 2 Barn House
This Photo of a barnhouse taken in 1911 in Russia shows the shape and structure of such buildings around this time pierod. I though this scene conveyed the a suitable setting for Gregor's house due to his family's economic situation.
Czech republic
Fig 3
This building in the Czech Republic demonstrates the cubic styled architecture. The shape of the windows stands out in particular, the linear straight lines create rectangles which cover most of the building. The scale of the building also suggests that it resides in an industrial city which is also suggested through the camera angle showing the lengths of the building. The industrial nature of the town is also suggest by the presence of a pole emanating from the building, which would be used to transfer goods to the upper floors.
Our chosen set was Prague, Czech republic as we felt this was the most in keeping with the narrative and what we imaged the set would look like when we were reading it.
Fig 4
This photograph of a Hotel built in the 15th century is part of the historical centre of prague. One thing I amidtly noticed were the extemly linnar styled windows.
Fig 5
During my research into Russian architecture I found these folk styled windows. This decorative ornate style was popular within rural Russia during the 18th century in Moscow. These windows were incorporated in a wide range of buildings catering for different economic social classes. They show a great amount of craftmanship and traditional design and adds to the beauty of these historical towns.
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau means ‘new art’ and spread through Europe and America between 1890 and 1914. This decorative style explored form through naturalistic concepts of plants, and vegetables creating visually stunning shapes and dominated architecture and interior design. Art Nouveau was unlike any movement, its basis of design from nature rather than a prior formally stated type of design. The style incorporates the principles of cubism, the design is made up of contors developed using liner lines and curves.
Fig 6, Profile of a women wearing Jewelry.
The pieces of furniture featured in the photograph above capture art nouveau at its most delicate and decorative. The attention to detail within the design conveyed through ornate shapes imitate the natural curves and lines of nature, giving an organic feel to the design.
Bibliography
Jeremiah, David. The Healthy future for you and your family In Britain, 1900-70, 2000, Manchester: Manchester Press
Fishburn, Angela. Creating your own soft Furnishings, 1984,(1st edition) London: Obris Publishing Limited
Clay, Richard. Concepts of modern art, 1981, (2nd edition) London: Thames and Hudson
Drawing of Mucha, 1978, New York: Dover Publications, Inc
Illustration List
Fig, 6. Mucha (1898)Profile of a women wearing Jewelry [Pencil drawing]
Drawing of Mucha, Page 18 New York: Dover Publications, Inc
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