Art Deco

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Art Deco is a decorative visual arts and architectural style from the early 20th century characterized by bold geometric forms, rich colors, and lavish ornamentation that symbolized modernity and luxury.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
decorative arts style
design movement
visual arts style
associatedWith glamour
luxury
modernity
technological progress
characterizedBy bold geometric forms
chevrons
lavish ornamentation
luxury materials
machine-age imagery
rich colors
stepped forms
streamlined shapes
stylized motifs
sunburst patterns
symmetry
zigzags
contrastedWith Modernist functionalism
declinedInPeriod after World War II
emergedInPeriod early 20th century
flourishedInPeriod 1920s
1930s
geographicallyAssociatedWith France
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

Western Europe
hasAlternativeName Art Deco
surface form: Art Déco

Art Deco
surface form: Style Moderne
hasSubstyle Art Deco self-linksurface differs
surface form: PWA Moderne

Art Deco self-linksurface differs
surface form: Streamline Moderne
influencedBy African art
Ancient Egyptian art
Aztec art
Bauhaus
Constructivism
Cubism
Futurism
Neoclassicism
influencedDomain architecture
fashion
film
furniture design
graphic design
industrial design
interior design
jewelry design
majorExposition Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
majorExpositionYear 1925
notableExample Chrysler Building
Empire State Building
Miami Beach
surface form: Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District

Palais de Chaillot
Rockefeller Center
surface form: Radio City Music Hall
originatedInContext interwar period
precededBy Art Nouveau
revivalMovement Art Deco revival of the 1960s
Art Deco revival of the 1980s
typicalMotif aerodynamic forms
fountain motif
lightning bolt motif
nude female figures
speed lines
stylized fauna
stylized flora
sunburst
usedColorPalette contrasting colors
vivid colors
usedInBuildingType apartment buildings
cinemas
department stores
ocean liners
skyscrapers
theaters
train stations
usedMaterial aluminum
chrome
enamel
exotic woods
glass
ivory
lacquer
stainless steel

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Checkerdome architecturalStyle Art Deco
subject surface form: St. Louis Arena
Winold Reiss movement Art Deco
Pantages Theatre architecturalStyle Art Deco
subject surface form: Pantages Theatre (Toronto)
this entity surface form: Art Deco (interior elements)
Australian War Memorial architecturalStyle Art Deco
subject surface form: Australian War Memorial (Canberra)
Rivoli Bar inspiredBy Art Deco
Rivoli Bar hasInteriorStyle Art Deco
Municipal Auditorium architecturalStyle Art Deco
subject surface form: Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)
Charles Holden movement Art Deco
John A. Holabird movement Art Deco
East Stand architecturalStyle Art Deco
Arsenal Stadium style Art Deco
Daum glassworks style Art Deco
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan architecturalStyle Art Deco
subject surface form: 30 Rockefeller Plaza