Art Deco In The 20's

The Art Deco Movement could (and still can) be seen in everything in the twenties, from art to textiles and architecture.

These images of the famous Chrysler building in New York represent Art Deco well, as they show all of the typical characteristics of 1920's architecture such as:   symmetry, repeated patterns, ziggurats, curves ( unlike those from art nouveau).

These characteristics can also be seen in other aspects of the movement, often accompanied by geometric shapes in textiles and art.

This VOGUE cover shows the typical style used when creating artwork or posters. From this we can see how certain parts of the figure were exaggerated such as the length of the neck, this was very popular and was used in paintings and fashion illustrations as well as posters.

Geometric shapes have been used mainly in the background of this image causing the more elegant shapes on the garment to be accentuated.