12 Art Deco in Europe and Asia

Question 1

Art Deco

Answer 1

Influenced by:
1 - rectilinear Art Nouveau
2 - King tut’s tomb
3 - how constructivism looked
4 - American Indian Art - Esp navajo tribe
5 - streamlining industrial design - making things look fast

Geometry and motifs, decorative art
Geometric people, illustrative, expressionism beginning to die out
Picked up quickly in Asia

Question 2

E. McKnight Kauffer

Answer 2

American living in England, British designer
Futurist influence (birds in motion)
Power for London Underground

Question 3

A M Cassandre

Answer 3

French Art Deco poster designer, paints something to be photographed and then printed
Airbrush, exquisite hand lettering
Illustration similar to Capiello and Lautrec