What's the Difference Between Art Deco and Art Nouveau?
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Art Nouveau
- Emerged as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution of Europe
- It embraces the aesthetic of the new industrial Europe
- It features naturalistics but stylized forms that were often mixed with arcs, parabolas, and semicircles
- Fond of natural forms that have been overlooked such as insects, weeds, and mythical fairies.
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Art Deco
- Emerged as a reaction to WWI
- Its name was derived from the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Mondernes, that was held in France
- It utilizes chrome, steel, and inlaid wood; when dabbled with natural materials it tends to be graphic or textural like zebra skin and jagged fern leaves
- It features bold shapes such as broad curves, zigzags, and sunbursts.
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