Art Deco Prints and Pop Art Prints

In the years between the two World Wars the Art Deco movement thrived, mostly in architecture, but it was also greatly represented in the fine and applied arts. You can find various art deco prints created by myself. The main characteristic of Art Deco was the fresh modern air it brought to many artistic styles and themes of the old age. Its root of origin was the Art Nouveau style, but Art Deco images were designed to be closer to simplicity and mass production. The 1920’s were a time of change and hope for America, prosperity and progress left the old ideas behind, making room for daring, new concepts.

Exotic motifs, as nature inspired symbols arranged in geometric patterns, were applied on neo-classical style buildings, as people sensed the need to rebel on the austerity of the First World War and express opulence, lavishness and profligacy through Art Deco. All the symbols of the new world emerging from the war, as cinema theatres, train stations, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Barclay-Vesey building and even ocean liners needed the mark of Art Deco. The newly discovered alloys, as stainless steel and aluminum were now in vogue, being applied to everything in the most eccentric patterns. A parallel movement was Streamline Moderne, which distinguished itself by its modern aerodynamic designs, inspired by new technologies in aviation and ballistics.

Art Deco was even represented in the design of every day objects, such as cars and household appliances, which lead to its disparagement, as it became ubiquitous and ostentatious, showing a lack of taste. Some of the best examples of the original Art Deco are to be found in Cuba, Brazil, and Uruguay and of course, in North America, in states like: Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Houston, Texas. After the devastating earthquake in Napier, New Zealand, which took place in 1931, the reconstruction was made in Art Deco style. Also, during their colonial reign in Asmara, Eritrea, the Italians used the Art Deco architectural style. Our Art Deco Prints as well as pop art prints are easy.

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