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The art style of Rococo started in 18th century France as a on going form created from the eventual working of the Baroque style, Rococo is portrayed as feminine, curvilinear and inclusive, it is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving, natural forms in ornamentationBrit.The piece of craftsmanship I found is a very elegantly styled dressing table, the principles incorporated in this Rococo design are strongly included in this well crafted dressing table, the table really shows the way the crafts men used curves as each leg has been curved precisely and the intense amount of detail that has been worked on the top shows how much time and effort it would take to create a piece like this.The table is made of mahogany, a material used throughout the rococo style because its a very strong material. The feminity is shown through the elegance of the piece and the colours used. The carvings are very rococo style using organic and curvilinear. The word Rococo is seen as a combination of the French rocaille, meaning stone, and coquilles, meaning shell, due to reliance on these objects as motifs of decoration(Wikipedia, 2012).
Bibliography:
Encyclopædia Britannica. (2012). Rococo Style. Available: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506448/Rococo-style. Last accessed 27th Apr 2012.
Trade Me. (2012). Rococo dressing table with stool. Retrieved 2012, from Trade Me: http://www.trademe.co.nz/home-living/beds-bedroom-furniture/dressing-tables/auction-468740330.htm
Wikipedia. (2012). Rococo. Retrieved from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo
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