TASK - Research Art Deco in Europe and The USA
Art Deco is a visual art design style or movement that appeared just after world war one, originated from France and then proceeded to spread throughout Europe and America.
It was the successor to the art nouveau movement but took a lot of influence and inspiration from the former art movement.
Unlike the art nouveau movement, that was flowing and soft-toned, art deco was more focused on using sharp edges geometric shapes and a darker colour palette of red, black, brown, gold and cream as opposed to green, yellow and orange which was more commonly used in art nouveau paintings.
Art Deco is a visual art design style or movement that appeared just after world war one, originated from France and then proceeded to spread throughout Europe and America.
It was the successor to the art nouveau movement but took a lot of influence and inspiration from the former art movement.
Unlike the art nouveau movement, that was flowing and soft-toned, art deco was more focused on using sharp edges geometric shapes and a darker colour palette of red, black, brown, gold and cream as opposed to green, yellow and orange which was more commonly used in art nouveau paintings.
'Protrait of Dr. Boucard' by Tamara de Lempicka, 1929
'Portrait of Ira P' by Tamara Lempicka, 1929
It was very popular in America, was considered to be the 'modern look' of it's era (1920-1940) and lasted until the beginning of world war II.
'Woman with ship hat' by Jean dUPAS, 1928
'Two women in a cafe' by Piero Marussig, 1924
Book cover by Gilbert Rumbold, 1930
Bibliography:
'Art Deco painting' by Lucie-Smith
'Art Deco style' by Bevis Hillier and Stephen Escritt
'Art Deco Source book' by Patrica Bayer
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