What is European neoclassical style

Source of Neoclassicism Neoclassicism is a product of modern changes in Western art, but also on the eve of the French Revolution, the public mood shows. It corresponds to the 18th-century delicate Rococo art style, intended to revitalize contemporary art with the ancient Roman culture, and promote the noble and simple ideas and heroism for the country. Over time, the sublime intentions of neoclassicism became less and less adapted to the realities of society, and then tended to ossify, becoming a kind of academic style.

Neoclassicism flourished in the mid-18th century and reached its peak in the first half of the 19th century. Neoclassicism on the one hand, emphasized the demand for the revival of ancient interest, especially the ancient Greco-Roman era of the kind of solemn, solemn, beautiful and elegant art forms; on the other hand, it is strongly opposed to the aristocratic society advocated by the Baroque and Rococo style of art. Neoclassicism is also different from the prevailing classicism in the 17th century, which excluded the abstract, detached from the reality of the concept of absolute beauty and poor, lack of flesh and blood of the artistic image. It took ancient beauty as a model and drew nourishment from real life. It respected nature and pursued authenticity, as well as its preference for ancient scenes, showing a sense of longing and nostalgia for ancient civilization. Therefore, neoclassicism is also called revolutionary classicism, and its outstanding representative is Davide.

The European Renaissance movement first originated in Italy in the 14th century. The so-called Renaissance was a revolution in the ideological field of the emerging bourgeoisie in response to the revival of the ancient Greco-Roman human-centered science and culture, which had been stifled by religion in the Middle Ages. The Italian Renaissance movement first developed in Florence, and then expanded to other regions, forming a number of schools of painting with both Florentine artistic achievements and local characteristics. If the Florentine painters emphasized sketching and respected the symmetry, balance and harmony of the composition, the Venetian painters tried their best to pursue the colors and convey the passion, which laid the foundation for the development of modern oil painting in Europe.

Neoclassical style

The modern urban development of western countries can be said to have gone through two important periods of development. One is the urbanization movement brought about after the first industrial revolution in the 19th century, in which the surge in urban population led to a large-scale urban construction movement in the modern sense; the other important period is the 1960s-70s of the 20th century, when Western countries embarked on a period of high economic prosperity and development after the second industrial revolution. Western developed countries in the process of the first large-scale urban construction emerged in the pursuit of arts and crafts decorative interest in the architectural style genre. It mainly appeared in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including France, Britain, Germany, Belgium, Spain and other countries, and was called the Art Nouveau movement. This style is reflected in the architecture is to promote the decorative beauty of the handicraft style, against the crude industrialized building products, as well as crude retro architecture. The second large-scale urban movement in Western countries is in the period of economic prosperity and social prosperity and development, the architectural style is diversified, which is notable for neoclassicism and pay attention to the exquisite technology and decorative modeling of the art style.

Neoclassical style embodied in the essence of classical architecture on the basis of a deep understanding of the vocabulary and refinement, with modern technology means (such as metal, large area glass), showing an elegant and exquisite, full of decorative architectural style In a myriad of styles and genres, the classical style in the culture of taste, visual impact and sense of value, etc., have their own unique advantages, to fully meet the needs and tastes of the mass consumption layer. The needs and tastes of the consumer class.

The significance of the era of neoclassical style

Neoclassical style has a deep social foundation and cultural soil, but also the inevitable product of the development of the times, in our country, with the development of economic reforms, people in the economic standard of living has been greatly improved, the pursuit of culture and art are also constantly putting forward new requirements. In the same way that can represent the emergence of the art of the times, we are also as early as in the process of historical development of the ancestors did, first of all, to the historical tradition to collect the search. The reason for this is that fetishism is a shortcut to fulfill needs. Imitating classic fragments and copying a set of mature styles from the past can quickly produce a highlight different from the current one in the dull market and form a fashion. And fashion and novelty are always the winning formula for short-term market behavior.

Neoclassicism features

Neoclassicism is characterized by the complexity of the decorative condensed to a more subtle and refined, for the hard and straight lines with a gentle and elegant soft decorative, classical injection of simple and practical modern design, making the home decoration more spiritual, so that the beauty of the classical penetrate the years, in our side of the living color. Decorate the space: neoclassical style from the space separation with arched pass or Roman columns to divide, from simple to complex, from the whole to the local, carefully carved, carved flowers carved gold all give a meticulous impression. Through the classical and simple furniture, details of the line carving, rich in Western style furnishings and accessories to create a unique European style of majestic, heavy, elegant and atmospheric. Decorative modeling: neoclassical decorative style of the residence, the space decoration pay attention to the interweaving of lines and lines, details of the lines are mainly curved lines, splicing to form different patterns, creating a graceful and elegant sense of rhythm, and the details of the deliberate carving of the lines, let people produce a kind of carved taste. It emphasizes on fine hand-cutting, carving and inlaying. While highlighting the relief-like three-dimensional texture, the pursuit of beautiful arc and curvature.

Neoclassical style furniture, the entire silhouette and the various turning part of the symmetrical, rhythmic spiral curves or curved surfaces, and strive to design in the lines, proportions of the full display of the rich artistic flavor. Decorative colors: elegant and harmonious is synonymous with neoclassical style. White, gold, yellow, dark red is a common main color in the European style, a small amount of white blend, so that the color looks bright, generous, so that the whole space gives people open, tolerant of extraordinary temperament, so that people do not show the least bit of constriction. Neoclassical door sets, passes, window sets, doors are dominated by white mixed oil.

Decorative materials: main materials/common fireplace, Roman columns, crystal palace lamps, candles desktop chandeliers, shield-style wall lamps, hooded table lamps, beige marble, European wallpaper, carpets, solid wood flooring, European antique tiles are commonly used in the neo-classical style. Auxiliary materials/European plaster line, plasterboard, wood carvings, wood lines, mirrors. Furniture: Neoclassical furniture, on the other hand, will be the classical complicated carvings after simplification, and with modern materials, presenting a classical and simple new style, in the use of color, gold, yellow and brown as the main tone, pay attention to the handmade fine cutting, carving and paneling. Cast iron railings, woodcut patterns and velvet cushions make people experience the classical elegance and grace, which can't help but make people's hearts flutter. Neoclassical furniture has a number of well-known brands such as Moonstar, Aotron, Milo, Opal, and Eiffel.

Accessories: classical bedside, lace drapery, classical style decorations (materials are mostly solder, copper, iron, etc.), stone carvings (such as the little goddess of love - Cupid), oil paintings, sheepskin or lampshades with lace, iron or natural stone milled lamp bases, manmade crystals bead strings, roses, are commonly used as visual symbols