The Art Nouveau movement, which was included in the process called "The Turn of the Age" in the period from the end of the 19th century to the First World War of the 20th century, laid the groundwork for the development of Contemporary Graphic Design. This movement, whose effects are also visible in architecture, interior design and industrial design, aimed to raise decorative arts to the level of fine arts by presenting a decorative style with organic, flowing and curved lines, and a style that opposes historicism. Jules Cheret and Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, important graphic artists who left their mark on the period, made great contributions to the art of graphic design with their works in Art Nouveau style. Again, the works of the famous graphic artist Alphonse Mucha, who were in the same period, were also identified with this movement, causing the period to be called "Le Style Mucha". The artist's unique style produced unprecedented works at the period through different fields of work and his perspective on art. In this context, in this study, a form-content analysis was carried out by choosing a sample from the advertisement posters of Jules Cheret, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen and Alphonse Mucha with a simple random method. As a result of the analyzes made, the difference of Alphonse Mucha's works from other artists has been tried to be revealed. In addition, the underlying characteristics of the decorative style with high emotions in his works, which left his mark on the period and caused the period to be called Le Style Mucha, and the designs he made with three different methods through abstraction, stylization and realism were investigated. Contrary to the artists of the period, it was concluded that Mucha increased the quality of his designs by successfully integrating his inspirations, interest in spiritualism, commitment to Slavic culture, and his works in different design fields.
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