Art Deco

Question 1

Who founded Art Deco?

Answer 1

Eileen Grey

Question 2

What did Art Deco designs generally feature?

Answer 2

1. Art Deco emerged from France in the 1920s
2. Eclectic yet elegant style that drew on tradition
   yet simultaneously celebrated the mechanised
   modern world
3. Opulent style are action to the force dausterity
   of the First World War
4. Often referred to as ‘Hollywood’style
5. Ocean liner aesthetics
6. Use of geometric forms and patterns
7. Vertical lines,symmetry and repetition
8. Expensive materials eg polished stone
9. Use of bright and pastel colours for features,
   window and door frames
10. Use of white / cream / pale colours for the
    ‘exterior envelope’ of the building
11. Use of geometric fan motifs / sunburst motifs
12. Simplified sculptural forms of African, Egyptian
    and Aztec art and architecture
13. Influences from Tutankhamun’s tomb
14. Explicit use of man-made materials
15. Architecture that celebrated man’s technological
    achievements in building skyscrapers and ocean liners