BEAUTY FINE PRINT

One of my current obsessions is Art deco architecture, since there aren't as many examples of it, so its uniqueness as well as the design makes it special. Art deco is a truly beautiful style, some even consider it to be the last glamorous style in art history. It used to be believed that Art deco is actually the opposite of Art nouveau, which is a theory that first appeared during the 1960s (when a lot of art theories that we are questioning now appeared 😂). Today we don't see Art deco as an opposite to Art nouveau, instead we look at it rather as an extension to Art nouveau in many areas, especially its rich ornamentation, superb craftsmanship and use of fine materials. As far as the dating of the style goes, that also changed, old theory that the First World War divides Art nouveau and Art deco is not that precise, since some of Art deco works were created in the period between 1908. and 1912. as well as during the war. Following that theory we would say that The Great depression marked the end of Art deco, but since it started earlier we now think the style also ended earlier, during the 1920s.