Art Deco Flashcards
It is the Design and Architecture from 1910s to 1930s. It brought colours, geometric shapes, and Decorative Motifs.
Art Deco
This informal collective influenced the principles of Art Deco.
La Société des Artists Décorateurs
Members of La Société des Artists Décorateurs
- Hector Guimard
- Eugène Grasset
- Raoul Lachenal
- Paul Follot
- Maurice Dufrene
- Emile Decour
They organised the 1925 fair Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne which helped dissiminate the Art Deco across Europe and U.S.
La Société des Artists Décorateurs
The following fields had been affected by the Art Deco Movement
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Visual Arts
- Painting
- Graphic Arts
- Film
This book popularised the use of Art Deco around the world.
Art Deco of the 20s and 30s
Art Deco of the 20s and 30s was written by ___
Bevis Hillrer
Materials usually used in Art Deco
- Aluminum
- Stainless Steel
- Lacquer
- Inlaid Wood
Usual Design of Art Deco
The use of stepped forms and sweeping curves, chevron patterns & sunburst motif.
Characteristics of Art Deco
- Based on Mathematical and Geometric Shapes
- Eclectic form of elegant and Stylish Modernism
- “Primitive” arts of Africa, Ancient Egypt and Aztec Mexico
- Expressed in crystaline faceted forms of decorative Cubism and Futurism
- Trapezoidal, Zigzagged, geometric and jumbled shapes
Architect of RCA Building and New York Daily News Building and his style is distinctive use of banding techniques and terra cotta.
Raymond Hood
Architect of Chrysler Building and his style is designing commercial structures that defied historical conventions
William Van Alen
Architect of The Cordozo Hotel, The Colony and The Park Central Hotel.
Henry Hohauser
He’s the architect of popular hotels in the Miami Beach and his style is the striking use of circles and banding.
L. Murray Dixon
He’s the architect of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building, Oakland Paramount Theatre etc. He was also the lead architect of 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.
T.L. Pflueger
