Rondocubism
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Rondocubism was a Czech architectural and artistic style of the early 20th century that softened Cubism’s sharp geometric forms into rounded, more decorative shapes, especially in Prague’s modernist buildings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rondocubism canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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art movement ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
express new Czechoslovak national identity
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soften sharp Cubist geometry ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitect |
Emil Králíček
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Josef Chochol NERFINISHED ⓘ Josef Gočár NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Gutfreund NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavel Janák NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 ⓘ |
| developedAs | variant of Cubism ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1920s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Functionalism ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Czech Cubism with rounded forms
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Rondo-Cubism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | several buildings are protected monuments in Prague ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
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Czech nationalism ⓘ Slavonic folk art ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Bohemia
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Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementPeriod |
early 20th century
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post–World War I era ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Adria Palace in Prague
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Czechoslovak Legion Bank building NERFINISHED ⓘ Legiobanka building in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Czech modern architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Czech Cubism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1918 ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
combination of modernism and decorativeness
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cylindrical forms ⓘ decorative plasticity ⓘ massive sculptural volumes ⓘ ornamental bands and friezes ⓘ polychrome facades ⓘ rounded geometric forms ⓘ semicircular motifs ⓘ symmetrical compositions ⓘ use of circles and ovals ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
banks
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post offices ⓘ public buildings ⓘ residential houses ⓘ |
| usedIn |
applied arts
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architecture ⓘ furniture design ⓘ graphic design ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
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