Saturday, November 2, 2013

WIgnall's Buildings, Hobart

Wignall's Buildings, Hobart

Not quite Art Deco but a wonderful Nouveau motif none the less.

Wignall's Buildings, Hobart

Posted by David Thompson
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4 comments:

  1. Thomas RyanNovember 7, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Art Nouveau buildings in Tasmania are quite rare to come by, especially commercial buildings, there is a wonderful industrial one in Launceston, the interior fittings are amazing in it.

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    1. David ThompsonNovember 7, 2013 at 1:25 PM

      I don't really want to question your knowledge of Tasmanian buildings Thomas, and you have picked up my mistakes before but I'm fairly sure this is in Harrington Street, Hobart. Is there a similar one in Launceston?

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  2. Kazimir MajorincNovember 17, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    What is, according to your opinion, common to and different between Nouveau and Deco?

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    1. David ThompsonNovember 17, 2013 at 9:02 PM

      In very simplistic terms I would say that Nouveau usually has more organic forms of decoration. Often floral themes with intertwining stems or roots. I see the decoration on Wignall's Building as a stylised flower or tree. Deco, on the other hand tends to use more simple motifs, often very simple geometric shapes but they can also be quite naturalistic like those on the Chanin Building in NYC or stylised like the figures at the Gare Centrale in Montreal.

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