Art Deco

Art Deco

 

 

Art Deco Movement    

Design Movement Popular from 1920-1939 Almost purely decorative Influenced: Architecture Interior Design Industrial Design Visual Arts Fashion Painting Sculpture Graphic Arts Film and others…

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Mixed many 20th century styles and movements Modernism Bauhaus Cubism Constructivism   Futurism Art Nouveau

 

Other Influences

Globe Detail Los Angeles Times Lobby

Art Deco Poster Interior Detail 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Eclectic form of stylish and modern with elements from

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African Arts Egypt Aztec Mexico 

 

Middle East Asia Ancient Greece

King Tut’s tomb discovered in 1922

 

Mayan Design Persia

Style Typical Characteristics 

Materials Used

Geometric Shapes

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Trapezoids Zig Zags

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Stepped Forms Sweeping Curves Repetition Sunbursts Chevron Patterns Triple Striped Simple Formats Rounded Corners Symmetrical

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Aluminum Stainless Steel Glass Blocks Lacquer Inlaid Wood Zebra Skin Neon Chrome Terrazzo Peach or Cobalt Mirrors

History and Development   

Celebrates machine age with manmade materials First seen in France as reaction to Art Nouveau Initial movement called Style Moderne  

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“Art Deco” was derived from the Exposition of 1925 The term was coined and popularized by art historian Bevis Hillier in the late 1960’s

After WWI, people wanted modern and functional style It was also influenced by streamlined designs of ocean liners and industrial machinery     Reflects technological advances and industrialism

Architectural Examples 

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Major stylistic influence in the US because of Industrialism Many buildings were designed and constructed in this era     

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Chrysler Building Radio City Music Hall Empire State Building Golden Gate Bridge Ocean Drive in Miami

Global Influence

Architectural Examples Griffith Observatory 1933 Los Angeles

Chrysler Building 1928-1930 New York

Union Station Omaha, Nebraska Radio City Music Hall 1929-1932 New York

 

 

Art Deco Housing

 

 

Art Deco Interiors

 

 

Decline of the Movement  

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 Bacardi Building Havana, Cuba

 

 

Mass production Lavish style was seen as a false sense of luxury WW II Style was developed throughout the 50’s in Singapore and Cuba