art deco
n. style of interior design and architecture and jewelry that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s in which geometrical forms and daring colors and outlines were used | ||||
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Art Deco Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Art Deco
The geometric style that succeeded Edwardian jewelry beginning in the teens, and reaching full flower in the mid 1920's. This style was characterized by zigzags and sharp angles rather than the curves of the previous era. Colored stones were utilized more, and the opaque stones such as jade, onyx and coral were set in geometric shapes. Sleek animals such as Borzoi and Greyhound dogs were feautured in some designs. The style started out with relatively delicate designs, transitioning from the Edwardian, but more geometric and angular, and progressed to more the more bold and blocky style also called Art Moderne.
The geometric style that succeeded Edwardian jewelry beginning in the teens, and reaching full flower in the mid 1920's. This style was characterized by zigzags and sharp angles rather than the curves of the previous era. Colored stones were utilized more, and the opaque stones such as jade, onyx and coral were set in geometric shapes. Sleek animals such as Borzoi and Greyhound dogs were feautured in some designs. The style started out with relatively delicate designs, transitioning from the Edwardian, but more geometric and angular, and progressed to more the more bold and blocky style also called Art Moderne.
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Art Deco
A mix of modern decorative art styles mostly from the 1920s and 1930s. It's main characteristics were derived from avant-garde painting styles of the early twentieth century, such as Cubism, Russian Constructivism and Italian Futurism. Art Deco celebrated the rise of commerce, technology, and speed, by using abstraction, distortion, and simplification, particularly geometric shapes and highly intense colors. It was considered to be an elegant style of cool sophistication in architecture and applied arts which range from luxurious objects made from exotic material to mass produced, streamlined items available to a growing middle class. Some Art Deco artists were; Grant Wood, Lyman Säyen, John Storrs, Seraphin Soudbinine
A mix of modern decorative art styles mostly from the 1920s and 1930s. It's main characteristics were derived from avant-garde painting styles of the early twentieth century, such as Cubism, Russian Constructivism and Italian Futurism. Art Deco celebrated the rise of commerce, technology, and speed, by using abstraction, distortion, and simplification, particularly geometric shapes and highly intense colors. It was considered to be an elegant style of cool sophistication in architecture and applied arts which range from luxurious objects made from exotic material to mass produced, streamlined items available to a growing middle class. Some Art Deco artists were; Grant Wood, Lyman Säyen, John Storrs, Seraphin Soudbinine
Art Deco Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Art Deco
Art Deco was a popular design movement from 1920 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. This movement was, in a sense, an amalgam of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked during the Roaring Twenties. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, functional, and ultra modern.
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