![Art Deco
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The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building in New York, built 1928--1930
The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building in New York, built 1928--1930
City Hall of Buffalo, New York, an Art Deco building
City Hall of Buffalo, New York, an Art Deco building
Art Deco was a popular international 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 in Europe during the Roaring Twenties[1] and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s.[2] 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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* 1 History
* 2 Sources and attributes
* 3 Decorative arts
* 4 Decline
* 5 Art Deco in 1930s house design in the UK
* 6 Modern applications
* 7 Gallery
* 8 References
* 9 See also
* 10 Bibliography and further reading
* 11 External links (alphabetical by geographic location)
[edit] History
After the Universal Exposition of 1900, various French artists formed a formal collective known as, La Socie'te' des artistes de'corateurs (the society of the decorator artists). Founders included Hector Guimard, Euge`ne Grasset, Raoul Lachenal, Paul Follot, Maurice Dufrene, and Emile Decour. These artists heavily influenced the principles of Art Deco as a whole. This society's purpose was to demonstrate French decorative art's leading position and evolution internationally. They organized the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts De'coratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art), which would feature French art and business interests. Russian artist Vadim Meller was awarded a gold medal for his scenic design there.
The initial movement was called Style Moderne.[citation needed] The term Art Deco was derived from the Exposition of 1925, though it was not until the late 1960s that this term was coined by art historian Bevis Hillier, and popularized by his 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s.[citation needed] In the summer of 1969, Hillier conceived organizing an exhibition called Art Deco at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which took place from July to September 1971. After this event, interest in Art Deco peaked with the publication of Hillier's 1971 book The World of Art Deco, a record of the exhibition.[3]
[edit] Sources and attributes
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