Victor Horta

Victor was a Belgium at neither architect decorator and as I know he was born 1861 to 1947 victor was one of the leading architect and designers of the art nouveau movement his style inspired an array of modern artists who were all over Europe, Victor studied drawing, (fine art) textiles and architecture at to fine art  Academy of gent. 

 

Looking at victors work you can see a clear understanding of art nouveau, his use of line and texture is very smooth and sleek and resembles a plant in its most natural form his architecture was very inspirational to other artists because during that time and majority of pieces of furniture was very geometric and plain which gave a new lease of life for artists such as victor Horta and the art nouveau movement in the process