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    Art Deco - Wikipedia

    • Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. 'Decorative Arts'), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large struct… See more

    What is Art Deco? The history and characteristics of a design movement.
    What is Art Deco? The history and characteristics of a design movement.
    Art Deco is a style of design that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, influenced by modernism, technology, and exotic cultures. But how did it get its name and what are its features?
    Etymology

    Art Deco took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925, though the diverse styles that characterised it had already appeared i… See more

    Origins

    New materials and technologies, especially reinforced concrete, were key to the development and appearance of Art Deco. The first concrete house was built in 1853 in the Paris suburbs by François Coignet. In 1877 … See more

    Influences

    Ballets Russes influences – Drawing of the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, by Paris fashion artist Georges Barbier (1913)
    Rococo – Chest of drawers, by Jacques Dubois (1750–1755), various wood types and gilt bronze mo… See more

    International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (1925)

    • Postcard of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris (1925)
    • Entrance to the 1925 Exposition from Place de la Concorde by Pierre PatoutSee more

    Late Art Deco

    • Piața Sfântul Ștefan no. 1 in Bucharest, by unknown architect (c. 1930)
    Church of St. John the Baptist in Molenbeek (Brussels), by Joseph Diongre (1930–1932)
    Lincoln Theater in Miami Beach, Florida, by Thomas W. LambSee more

    Painting

    • Workers sorting the mail, a mural in the Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, D.C., by Reginald Marsh (1936)
    • Art in the Tropics, mural in the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, D.C., by … See more

    Sculpture

    • Gold detail on the façade of the Folies Bergère cabaret music hall in Paris, by Maurice Pico (1926)
    Christ the Redeemer, reinforced concrete and soapstone sculpture on Corcovado Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, by Paul Lando… See more

     
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  3. Art Deco Movement Overview | TheArtStory

    Art Deco, similar to Art Nouveau, is a modern art style that attempts to infuse functional objects with artistic touches. This movement is different from the fine arts (painting and sculpture) where the art object has no practical purpose or …

  4. Art Deco Architecture: Everything You Need to Know

    Jun 26, 2023 · Short for the French Arts Décoratifs (which translates to “decorative arts”), Art Deco architecture is the structural manifestation of a broader movement that encompassed the visual arts,...

  5. Art Deco – A Summary of the Art Deco Era - artincontext.org

  6. Art Nouveau and Art Deco History

    Sep 8, 2017 · Art Deco was a sprawling design sensibility that wound its way through numerous early 20th Century art and design forms, from fine art and architecture to fashion and furniture, as well as ...

  7. Art Deco Guide: Characteristics and Examples of Art Deco

    Jun 7, 2021 · In the 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco emerged as a new style in material and visual culture that captured the prosperity and glamor of post-World War I modernism with its classical influences, geometric motifs, and …

  8. Art Deco: Exploring the Dazzling Modern Art …

    Architecture. On top of murals, Art Deco in America materialized as sensational skyscrapers. These glistening buildings captured the glitz and glamor of the movement through geometric designs, streamlined silhouettes, and …

  9. Art deco - Tate

    Named after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925, art deco can be seen as successor to and a reaction against art nouveau. Seen in furniture, pottery, textiles, jewellery, glass etc. it …

  10. An introduction to Art Deco - V&A

    Playful, luxurious, exotic, geometric, modern – Art Deco's myriad of influences and characteristics has created some of the most distinctive design of the 20th century.

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