It’s an ungainly word for English speakers, which is maybe why we do not hear it often: Gleichschaltung. Yet the concept remains central for a clear view of what happened to Germany in the 1930s.
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With the Great Gatsby and Roaring 20’s wedding trend of the last year or so, the incorrect use of terms has been driving me up the wall. Most people looking for and selling the “20R…
According to the BBC News Designed compilation of the most beautiful Art Deco baths, Gellért Bath is one of the most unique representative of this style.
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The eighth edition of the Art Nouveau Art Deco Biennale includes tours of 80 private properties
Art Nouveau Hector Guimard Furniture
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It’s easy enough to get Art Nouveau and Art Deco confused, probably owing to the fact that they both start with ‘art’. But Art Nouveau and Art Deco are actually two very distinct design movements, with very distinct looks, that appeared around the turn of the 20th century. After perusing this brief disambiguation, you may not be an expert on design history — but you can casually drop these two descriptors into conversations, and your friends are sure to be impressed.
La compagnie des œuvres vous emmène aujourd’hui à la rencontre de Victor Horta, l’un des grands noms du mouvement appelé Art nouveau.
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“A Delightful Page in the Record of My Existence,” by Cardwell Higgins
Gerda Wegener, best known for her feminist and lesbian art in the 1920s and '30s, was also married to a trans woman, Lili Elbe.
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Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947) was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France. Chiparus is remembered as one of the most important artists of the Art Deco era. He employed the combination of bronze and ivory, called chryselephantine, to great effect.
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Art Deco exuberance After the war, between the 20's and 30's, there was an exuberance of style and pursuit of luxury, fueled by woman entering the workforce and lines of credit being available for the first time with the marketing masterstroke in the form of the lay-by. For integration of style elements, there was probably never a more complete symbiosis then that which occurred between architecture, furniture, graphics, fashion and decorative objects in Art Deco. The expanding movie industry at this time also promoted Art Deco and the aspiration for elegance and the high life. With the
Alphonse Mucha was one of the crucial figures in the Art Nouveau movement, and he left a wonderful legacy in the form of highly aestheticized prints, drawings and paintings.
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