Art Deco

by Victoria Charles, Klaus Carl

Overview

Art Deco style was established on the ashes of a disappeared world, the one from before the First World War, and on the foundation stone of a world yet to become, opened to the most undisclosed promises. Forgetting herself in the whirl of Jazz Age and the euphoria of the “Années Folles”, the Garçonne with her linear shape reflects the architectural style of Art Deco: to the rounded curves succeed the simple and plain androgynous straight line…Architecture, painting, furniture and sculpture, dissected by the author, proclaim the druthers for sharp lines and broken angles. Although ephemeral, this movement keeps on influencing contemporary design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783103911
Publisher:	Parkstone International
Publication date:	05/10/2014
Series:	Art of Century
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

 

Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on art history and has contributed to Art Information, an international guide to contemporary art. A well-published journalist, Ms. Charles also contributed to a collective work, 1000 Paintings of Genius.
 
Klaus H. Carl is a writer, photographer and professor. He is the author of numerous books and articles.

Table of Contents

 

I.                     International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art, 1925: the birth of a style
II.                   Architecture
III.                  Design
IV.                Fashion and Jewelry
V.                 Posters and Decorative patterns