The Style of Alphonse Mucha's Works

Natsume's works absorbed the elegant descriptions of Japanese woodcuts in shape and outline, the colorful colors and geometric decorative effects of Byzantine art, and the meticulous and perceptual descriptions of Baroque and Rococo art ... He created a character image called Natsume Style with perceptual decorative lines, concise outlines and bright watercolor effects. After his processing, all female images appear sweet and elegant, with exquisite figure, youthful vitality and sometimes elegant and supple hair. His paintings are often composed of beautiful young women and decorative flowers with smooth curves.

Unlike other artists, Natsume is also a photographer. He uses photography techniques to assist his creation. He asked the model to pose as he needed and take pictures. Then, according to the photos, he arranged and processed the clothes and hair on the screen. After special composition and flower decoration, he finally finished his creation. Many of his posters are based on photos, and many of the posters he painted for bernhardt are stills from artists or photos taken by artists themselves. This habit actually comes from his poor life experience before he became famous, because every time he hires a model, he has to pay a high fee according to the time, which Natsume, who is too poor to afford. Recording the model's image with photos can not only accumulate materials, but also save a lot of money. Later, Natsume regarded photography as an auxiliary tool as important as sketch.

Natsume loves his hometown Czech deeply, and he thinks his success is not only a personal achievement, but also an achievement of the Czech people. During his stay in the United States, Natsume was deeply moved by Bedrich Smetana's symphonic poem "vltava river" played by Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and decided to return to his hometown.

19 10, Natsume gave up the reputation and comfortable life brought by the success of commercial painting, and ended his long-term guest life in France and America with his family and returned to his hometown. At this time, Slavs were fighting against the Habsburg dynasty of Austria-Hungary for national independence. Strong national feelings prompted Natsume, 50, to conceive a grand theme: "Slavic Epic". This masterpiece depicts an unforgettable scene in the long historical process of Slavic peoples, including the Czech Republic, from prehistory to19th century. The whole theme includes twenty giant oil paintings (6 10╳8 10cm).

Natsume originally planned to finish it in five to six years, but he didn't expect that the whole project took him eighteen years from 19 1 1 year. In this series, he devoted almost all his efforts, because they contained all Natsume's hopes and dreams for the motherland. He once wrote: "The purpose of my creation is by no means to destroy, but to create and build an eternal bridge, because we must have such hope that only by better understanding each other will mankind be more United."

Although Natsume has achieved great success in the field of commercial painting, he is not satisfied. He has always wanted to create some serious works that can truly represent his consciousness. Slavic epic is regarded by Xia as the summary of his artistic career, and he devoted a lot of time and energy to this theme. He not only consulted experts on Slavic history, but also did a lot of research on the environment and related figures of the selected historical scenes.