Design Movements Flashcards
What style did modernism evolve from?
Art Deco
When did modernism first come about?
End of WWI
What shapes are used in modernism?
Rectangular
What are the 3 key features of Bauhaus products?
Form follows function
Geometrically pure forms
Embracing machine age
What changes did the Bauhaus and modernism see?
Introduction of tubular steel
Introduction of bent plywood
When did postmodernism emerge
1960s
What does postmodernism focus on
complexity and contradiction
What are the key aspects of postmodernism?
saturated colours, bizarre designs, use of shapes to create bold flashy designs
Which designers include postmodernism in his designs?
Phillipe Stark
When was art deco introduced?
1920s-1930s
What are the key aspects of art deco
Sunburst motifs
Ziggurat
Simple geometric forms
What was idolized in art deco
technology and machinery
In art deco how did artists portray humans
faces as perfect shapes and cylindrical fingers
In art deco what references were made
references to planes, trains, cars and skyscrapers
