Magnolia

An 18th-century French artistic and stylistic movement that encompassed various artistic disciplines, including painting, sculpture, interior design, literature, music, and theatre. Developed in Paris as a reaction against the grand symmetry and rigid rules of the preceding Baroque style. It was characterized by asymmetry—a technique that involved deliberately creating unbalanced elements for visual effect, known as “contrast.” Its emphasis on abundance, excess, and the joyful feeling they evoked thus created a new European taste.