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<p>[QUOTE="Hi2022, post: 4370077, member: 48641"]I've looked in the selection, but can't find anything useful. Searched the forum for 2 hours, but couldn't find anything. this morning I searched the wiki and came across the term whiplash. could it be whiplash style?</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>whiplash</b> or <b>whiplash line</b> is a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(visual_arts)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(visual_arts)" rel="nofollow">motif</a> of decorative art and design that was particularly popular in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau" rel="nofollow">Art Nouveau</a>. It is an asymmetrical, sinuous line, often in an ornamental S curve, usually inspired by natural forms such as plants and flowers, which suggests dynamism and movement.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(decorative_art)#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(decorative_art)#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> It took its name from a woven fabric panel called "Coup de Fouet" ("Whiplash") by the German artist <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Obrist" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Obrist" rel="nofollow">Hermann Obrist</a> (1895) which depicted the stems and roots of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclamen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclamen" rel="nofollow">cyclamen</a> flower.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hi2022, post: 4370077, member: 48641"]I've looked in the selection, but can't find anything useful. Searched the forum for 2 hours, but couldn't find anything. this morning I searched the wiki and came across the term whiplash. could it be whiplash style? The [B]whiplash[/B] or [B]whiplash line[/B] is a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(visual_arts)']motif[/URL] of decorative art and design that was particularly popular in [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau']Art Nouveau[/URL]. It is an asymmetrical, sinuous line, often in an ornamental S curve, usually inspired by natural forms such as plants and flowers, which suggests dynamism and movement.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_(decorative_art)#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] It took its name from a woven fabric panel called "Coup de Fouet" ("Whiplash") by the German artist [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Obrist']Hermann Obrist[/URL] (1895) which depicted the stems and roots of the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclamen']cyclamen[/URL] flower.[/QUOTE]
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