Preserved Topic: ArtDeco?

Some people around here have done some really fine art deco... but... what is it? What qualifies as art deco? and... any good links or tips before i dive in?

                                   

mmmmm, that's a weird one to define. 1920's, 30's French 'modern' design. It was kinda how the people in the 20's and 30's defined the design of the future.

kinda like our future is pixel deco or pixelfont/3d pointy deco

that was unsatisfactory wasn't it? ask Drac, he likes the crap

Jason

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ask Drac, he likes the crap

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hehehe

Here are some links that may help shed some light for ya:

Art Deco Society of Washington
Art Deco World
Some Art Deco pics
Retropolis.net
An explanation of Art Deco

Hope those help...

http://www.arts.ilstu.edu/exhibits/pcfare/deco.html

Good questions !!!???

I guess it all looks kinda old fashioned, curvey ?

Several different styles actually. My favorite style of "art deco" is defined by "geometric and grandiose". Think Tim Burton's Batman, or Batman the Animated Series. Giant angular sculpture, gold, bronze, marble, and glass structures in strong geometric designs. Simple geometric shapes used to make overlapping and complex designs. In America in the 20's, people thought they owned the world, then in the 30's it was all whipped out from under them. So you see reflected in the artwork of deco the strong flamboyant vigor of the 20's and and humbled simplicity of the 30's. Reguardless of it being extreme highs or extreme lows, everything about deco is BOLD.

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It's only after we've lost everything...
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Likes that Crap!

CRAP!

Why I ought to... ooohh... Bah!

Heh, this question was brought up a while back... that thread might still be floating around here somewhere.

Anyways, "Art Deco" was the name given to a style of art/illustration/design during the cubist movement in the 1920's, 30's and 40's. Most people say it ended with the start of World War II but you can see a lot of it's influences in most of the WWII propaganda posers, epically the European ones (Russia and Germany to be more specific).

It was primarily about the middle classes during the age of the machine. Trains, large passenger liners and sky scrapers made frequent occurrences in posters during the era due to their sheer size and symbolism of "man's achievements". It was about the ritzy middle class citizen on the move -- clean cut and heading up up and up. Large but simple geometric shapes and angles, repeating and enlarging patterns, bold striking colours, the use of low perspective points to exaggerate height etc...

The Chrysler Building in New York is a good example of Art Deco Architecture: http://www.artdecoworld.com/gallerychrysler.htm

Michael L. Kungl's artwork is a good example of "modern" art deco (is there issuch a thing)... http://www.mkungl.com/

And then there's my all time favourite, AM.Cassandre, who is one of the most famous Art Deco illustrators: http://www.cassandre.fr/

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Hokay!

There is a lot more here than i first though.

When ever I see art deco paintings and such, I always know they are art deco, but I know why I know.
Maybe now I do?

Those examples are great Dracusis. Thanks.

                                   

ah, here we go... an interesting read...
http://www.ozoneasylum.com/Archives/Archive-000004/HTML/20020924-3-002621.html

just pokin at ya gotcha

this is a good movie for yas: Metropolis. Eat a pear, watch a movie

Jason

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Interestingly enough, they've recently done a major restoration and remastering of Metropolis and will soon be re-releasing it on VHS and DVD. You can check it out here.



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oh that's awesome, shame such a good chunk of that film is lost forever.

Jason

Ay!

That movie rocks!