#modernisme

Earrings by the Masriera atelier, the most famous jeweller family during the Catalan modernist movement (Catalonia's equivalent of art nouveau but with a strong emphasis on Catalan traditional crafts and symbols). Their descendants still make jewellery in the same style, some are the same designs and some are new ones following the style.

I'm running a new crowdfunding project from Sept 1st-23rd 2025! This time I'm getting back in touch with my furry fandom roots and indulging in some cute fluffy friends.

I developed these three characters over three months, then decided to launch them as an enamel pin project over on BackerKit. If you'd like a neat little storefront kiosk pin of your own, please visit my page: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/inki-drop/petit-paw-enamel-pins

Title: A Romance Artist: Santiago Rusiñol (Spanish [Catalan], 1861-1931) Date: 1894 Genre: genre art Movement: Modernisme Period: Belle Époque Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 89.5 cm (35.2 in) high x 111 cm (43.7 in) wide Location: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The two figures depicted here are Erik Satie, the noted French pianist and composer, and Stéphanie Nantas. The setting is Paris, where Rusiñol spent much of his time in the 1890s.

Round 1, Match 57 — Modernisme vs. Princecore

Modernisme, also known as Catalan Modernism, was a cultural and artistic movement that took place in Catalonia, Spain, primarily in Barcelona, from the late 1880s to the early 1910s. It was a regional manifestation of the international Art Nouveau style, but it developed a distinct identity driven by the politics and culture of Catalonia. The movement was closely linked to the Renaixença, a 19th-century revival of Catalan language and culture, and aimed to establish a modern, national identity for the region. It embraced the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), integrating architecture with sculpture, design, and decorative arts. The style is best known for its architecture, led by figures like Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch. It is defined by its use of the curvilinear line and forms inspired by nature, such as plants and geological formations. Architects favored dynamic shapes and made innovative use of materials like exposed brick and wrought iron. There was a particular emphasis on vibrant color and texture, seen in the widespread use of stained glass and especially in trencadís, mosaics created from broken ceramic tile fragments.

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Princecore is a subgenre of Royalcore, a more masculine variant of Princesscore and a less mature version of Kingcore. Princecore is visually extremely similar to Ouji and Aristocrat in Lolita culture. (It also seems to take from theater and ballet costumes.) A majority of Princecore writing is heavily centered around fictional prompts centering relationships between princes and knights, or princesses/princes. Though less common, fictional relationships between princes and female knights also make up a part of the Princecore aesthetic. There are generally two sides of Princecore, one being elegant and mature, the other slightly more childish and young with fantastical aspects. Ironically, it’s mostly women who indulge in this aesthetic—although these kinds of clothes are still worn by men in ballet and theater. It is also popular amongst MLM and genderqueer individuals. Visuals are shared with other Royalcore genres like Princesscore and Queencore in that castles, crowns, and ornate gardens are present. Princecore may rely more on paper and quills or pens to suggest poem writing to lovers and may be softer than Kingcore.