#6 - ART DECO
Hey! Did u like the last post? Here I continue with Art Deco, pay attention! This unique movement is probably the best thing of the early 20s. Fist came Nouveau and then Deco, really important to know. As I said in the last post, Nouveau came to an end really fast, mostly because of World War II, but there was a renewed interest in Art Deco. The Exhibition that officially launched the movement was the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925, where the style was first exhibited. Art Deco design represented modernism and its products included both crafted luxury items and mass-produced wares, but, in either case, the intention was to create an anti-traditional elegance that symbolized wealth and sophistication. Art Deco, similar to Art Nouveau, is a modern art style that attempts to infuse functional objects with an artistic touch. About the buildings, the trademark of this style, had unornamented exteriors, graceful curves, and horizontal emphas
