Disney Fan Creates Breathtaking Disney Heroine Series Inspired By The Czech Artist Alphonse Mucha
If you're wondering what inspired artist Hannah Alexander to dedicate a series to Disney heroines but inspired by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, she said: "I've been obsessed with Alphonse Mucha and 50s Pin Up recently, and this is the result." The first piece in her series was Ariel and she reflected at the time that it was a style she could definitely get used to.
Mucha was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period. He is most well-known for his "distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters." Mucha created "illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs, which became among the best-known images of the period."
Art Nouveau has inspired quite a few Disney fans to create incredible illustrative series. Despite the fact that they were all inspired by a single style or even a single artist in time and feature characters who are well-known because of Disney, they all manage to look distinctly different and inexplicably beautiful.
Hannah's series is without a doubt no exception to this observation, her Mucha inspired series is breathtaking. If we could muster up any complaint at all, it would be that she didn't create even more characters for us to gush over.
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1. Mulan / Warrior
"Snapdragons represent strength and Orchid represents beauty. "
hannah-alexander2. Snow White / Innocence
"Flowers are: Freesia for innocence, lilies for purity and monkshood (which are poisonous) for caution."
hannah-alexander3. Belle / Ambition
"Peach blossom means 'I am your captive' which can apply to a lot of things regarding Belle's story. Lupine means 'imagination' (and it smells sooo good!)"
hannah-alexander4. Tiana / Perseverence
"Spot the frogs! Flowers are alstroemeria (meaning aspiring) and the stargazer lily (meaning ambition)."
hannah-alexander5. Rapunzel / Freedom
"Oh my goodness, I am in LOVE with this movie. The songs go round and round in my head like a freakin' merry-go-round! (Also, I know her hair is shorter than the original version but I simply couldn't draw 70ft long hair!) Flowers are: Mallow - sweetness, Camellia - longing, White Heather - wishes come true/protection"
hannah-alexander6. Jasmine / Passion
hannah-alexander7. Pocahontas / Power
hannah-alexander8. Aurora, Sleeping Beauty / Cursed
"Flowers are white poppy (means sleep), rhododendron (means caution), calla lily (means regal) and the roses are a nod to the plot of Sleeping Beauty."
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9. Megara / Repentance
"Megara is one of my all time favorite Disney heroines so I'm so happy to finally complete this piece in between commissions. Yellow tulips mean hopelessly in love and anemone means forsaken."
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10. Merida / Determination
"Flowers are day lily (Chinese symbol for mother), ferns (means 'magic'), foxgloves (means 'insincerity') and gladiolus (means 'strength of character')."
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11. Alice / Curiosity
"Flowers - poppies (mean sleep/dreaminess), daisies (mean childish innocence)"
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12. Ariel / Rebirth
"I chose to surround Ariel with Lotus flowers because they represent rebirth. I wanted the whole thing to come out bluer but green just came about naturally. I guess it makes sense, considering the rebirth theme anyway."
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13. Elsa / Queen of Ice and Snow
"The flowers are snow drops and the birds are male cardinals. Ironically, snow drops actually herald the beginning of spring"
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If you're currently feeling like you can't get enough Disney characters in the Art Nouveau style, you're probably not alone. It's a sincerely creative way to re-create Disney characters!
Check out another gallery from Hannah Alexander right now, but don't forget to support Hannah and share this blog with your Disney and art fanatic friends! Or, if you want to see something that's still Art Nouveau but completely different, check out this Hungarian Artist.
