By understanding the expressions of art nouveau and examining cases in which a motif of naturalism from the era of art nouveau was applied to the art make-up, the study focuses on analyzing color characteristics which have been presented as the natura...
By understanding the expressions of art nouveau and examining cases in which a motif of naturalism from the era of art nouveau was applied to the art make-up, the study focuses on analyzing color characteristics which have been presented as the natural beauty of plants and another natural beauty of a human body were combined. For the subject of the study, art nouveau styles were divided into field of abstraction, the organic, symbolism and geometry. The works used in the study were 96 art make-up works and they were all with art nouveau characteristics applied. They were works in 15 books published since 2000, works which won at beauty competitions and works updated on the Internet. References for the color analysis were collected by scanning and monitor capturing and, they were arranged as being categorized into a dominant color (over 60%) and an assort color (20~30%). To measure color difference, Adobe Photoshop was used and a gained value of L*a*b was converted into H V/C value by Munsell Conversion versionll. 10 colors in Munsell’ s color combination analysis were used as a standard for the color characteristics which were R (Red), YR (Ye11ow Red), Y (Y e11ow), GY (Green Ye11ow), G(Green), BG (Blue Green), B(Blue), PB(Purple Blue), P(purple) and RP(Red Purple). For color tone, PCCS (Practical Color Coordinate System) was applied which has come up with 12 colors tones in the end which were p (pale), ltg (light grayish), g (grayish), dkg (dark grayish), lt (light), sf (soft), d (dull), dk (dark), b (bright), s (strong), dp (deep) and v(vivid). According to the results from the analysis, R, YR, PB, P and RP appeared to be most concentrated while the color tones were examined mostly in lt, b, g, dkg, sf, ltg and d. This proves that the naturalism of art nouveau is found in various color areas and yet, it is mostly concentrated in the red which is considered to have a medium brightness with a low chroma, perfect for expressing a sense of soft sensitivity.