Aubrey Beardsley
Lived 1872 - 1898
Art Nouveau Artist
English
Illustrator and Graphic Artists
Aubrey Beardsley was highly influenced by Japanese woodcuts and the resemblances can be seen in his ink illustrations. Died young of Tuberculosis.
Beardsley pieces were the leading artworks in the Art Nouveau poster movement. Other famous artists contributing to this era were Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler.
Assignment
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Choose one of Aubrey Beardsley's India ink paintings and discuss what you like about the painting. Discuss what you notice about the use of India ink in his work that you can utilize in yours. What do you like about the way he used the gradients, as well as, solids of ink?
Add an India ink piece of Wilde's and Whistler's that also grabbed your attention.