Toulouse Lautrec exhibition in Pisa from October 16th 2015 to February 14th 2016, Palazzo Blu.
The long-awaited exhibition “Toulouse-Lautrec. Luci e ombre di Montmartre” will present one of the most significant art figures of the nineteenth century.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a linear designer, penetrating and ruthless in the representation of vices. His ideas came from the circles he frequented in Paris. From these he drew his subjects, recording in his works many details of the lifestyle of nineteenth century bohemian Paris.
Already projected toward expressionism, though linked to E. Degas’ Impressionism, he was very important in the creation and dissemination of “Art Nouveau”.
The movement’s name was taken from a Parisian shop, “Art Nouveau Bing”,
opened in 1895 by Siegfried “Samuel” Bing, who sported some innovative design entities,like furniture, dyes, carpets and art objects. The movement was inspired by the “Arts and Crafts” utopian socialism and ideology of William Morris, who had emphasized the free creativity of the craftsman, giving artistic value to everyday objects, manufactured on the model of medieval craftsmen stimulating in every European country interest in the applied arts.
The name of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is related, in particular, to the production of “posters”.
In 1881, following the abolition of a municipal tax, the streets of Paris had become full of posters giving advertisers free vent to their creativity. After seeing the famous France Champagne Bonnard poster, Toulouse Lautrec became interested in lithography. In his posters, he represented bistros and cabarets of Paris, including the celebrated Moulin Rouge.
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