‘Art Deco’ was an art movement that flourished through the 1920’s and 1930’s. The decade opened up an extensive variety of original and distinctive styles and still remains to be the foundation of ‘an era so rich and so remote that at times it seems to belong to the unfathomable domain of dreams (Cocteau‚ n.d).’ Art Deco was a necessity at the time‚ due to the economic crisis and war. Society needed pop colour and creative‚ eccentric designs to brighten up the dull life they were living. People needed
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extravagance‚ and the art in the decade definitely reflected it. Art deco and surrealism both came to popularity in the ‘20s‚ probably due to the change from the standard lifestyle of the ‘10s to the lavish way of life that only the 1920s could posses. The two art forms‚ although vastly different‚ both show two sides of the great Jazz Age. Beginning in France‚ the art deco design represented the fashion side of modernism. When the style crossed the Atlantic‚ art deco became simpler. Deco became prevalent
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FNAR 002- Art Appreciation and History: East & West Final Group Project: Art Deco Movement‚ Influence on Visual Arts Prepared for: Emi EU Prepared by: CHEN Zhen John Michael CHAYKOWSKY MOK Wen Kai SHIH Pek Kuang WANG Hao Run Date: 12 November 2009 Table of Contents 01 BACKGROUND 1 Art Deco Definition 1 History 1 Materials and design 1 02 Influence and Sources 2 Sources – Ancient Egypt 3 Ancient Mexico 3 Africa 4 Avant-Garde
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The Art Deco Crossover: A Merging of the Avant-Garde and Decorative Arts‚ 1910-1939 The twentieth century ushered in an eclectic‚ luxurious and modern style of design and decoration the world would define at the Paris 1925 exhibition as Art Deco. The material world was now an amalgamation of new technologies and processes and drew from many worldwide influences. However‚ the greatest influence of the movement was the new visual language‚ color and iconography of the avant-garde art world: Cubism
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Art Deco is a movement involving a mix of modern decorative art styles‚ largely of the 1920s and 1930s‚ whose main characteristics were derived from various avant-garde painting styles of the early twentieth century. Art deco uses futurism and constructivism with concept‚ distortion‚ and simplified geometric shapes and intense colors observing the rise of technology‚ and speed. Art Deco‚ sometimes called “The International Style”‚ enjoyed its fame between the years of 1920 and 1939. It was said
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Art Deco Influence on Art and Fashion Art is a prominent part of history and through the aid of art to express emotions and translate the view of the world from an artistic perspective. Paris has played a significant role between art and fashion‚ and the results of this fusion are evident; through the presence of famous designers in the area. Art deco references a design form in Paris in the early 20th century that extended to the World War II period and was commissioned by Bevis Hillier
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Art Deco was a very popular art movement during the 1930s. It was considered to be very modern and luxurious‚ and it originated from the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes‚ which was held in Paris. The movement originated in France and moved towards the United States. In France‚ Art Deco was a symbol of wealth‚ fashion‚ and luxury. In the U.S.‚ it was representative of modern culture‚ machines‚ and efficiency. Trademark features of Art Deco were geometric shapes
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ART DECO: Art deco is a type of art that grew in the 1920’s with a revival in the 1960’s. Art Deco was primarily an elegant design style dominant in decorative art‚ fashion‚ jewelry‚ textiles‚ furniture design‚ interior decoration‚ and architecture. It flourished in the united states and Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. The origin of art deco began two decades earlier in Paris. The decorative arts society inspired the name art deco but the term did not become famous until the publication of art deco
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Many different jewelry designs have shaped the way that people live. One of the most notable has been the creation of Art Deco jewelry. You’ll find a wide variety of art deco pieces available for sale online‚ including rings‚ earrings‚ necklaces and watches. The Art Deco Movement Art Deco reached every corner of the globe during its heyday and still manages to be popular even in modern times. It had a simple beginning for such a dramatic movement. It began when people were entrenched in the troubles
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Access to HE: Art & Design 2013 Word count: 2716 Has Art Deco influenced the designs of today? By Craig Lee Jones Access to HE: Art & Design 2013 Word count: 2716 Has Art Deco influenced the designs of today?
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