English to Russian Other Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting design

In comparison to art nouveau book design in other European countries, Nieuwe Kunst was more playful and diverse. Although they ignored the actual relationship of plant and flower forms to the picture plane, some artists were faithful to nature in depicting these forms. Eventually there emerged an abstract approach where undulating and swerving lines were united into intricate patterns. After 1895, mathematics was seen as a creative source in itself, with symmetry and rationalism each playing a part