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Art Deco is characterized by a linear, hard edge or angular composition, often with a vertical emphasis, and highlighted with stylized decoration (according to Blumenson). Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s  and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and jewelry, as well as the visual arts such as painting, graphic arts and film.

The Art Deco style has become quite popular in home décor due to its versatility and uniqueness.  The style typically features clean lines and geometric patterns, usually carved into the metal so as to add contrast, or embossed on the surface to help it stand out.   There are several different methods used to create such designs, though creating a mold and pouring molten metal is a popular method, and can be fairly fast to do.  It is especially popular when making pairs of door plates, ensuring that the two pieces will match exactly.

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Collecting authentic art deco furnishings is starting to become more difficult at this time as modern manufacturing technology has enabled a lot of producers to make pieces that appear like they had been brought from the earlier 20th century. Nonetheless, there are lots of real pieces which can be purchased from a lot of cheap furniture stores. Los angeles, New york, Detroit, and Chicago have these outlets selling authentic works from both sides of the Atlantic.

Just before you go checking the downtown sidestreets and trying to find these New york and Los Angeles cheap furniture stores and outlets, here are some essentials concerning the art style.

Art Deco is known as a pre-World War design style that began in Paris. It started out as being a distinct response to its predecessor, Art Noveau, in the 1920s. The artistic design utilizes linear evenness even more extensively than the flowing asymmetrical organic shapes of Art Nouveau. The former mixes refined effects of early 20th century type, such as Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. The historic art forms of the Aztec and Egyptian societies will also be obvious in the style.

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Collecting authentic art deco furnishings is starting to become more difficult at this time as modern manufacturing technology has enabled a lot of producers to make pieces that appear like they had been brought from the earlier 20th century. Nonetheless, there are lots of real pieces which can be purchased from a lot of cheap furniture stores. Los angeles, New york, Detroit, and Chicago have these outlets selling authentic works from both sides of the Atlantic.

Just before you go checking the downtown sidestreets and trying to find these New york and Los Angeles cheap furniture stores and outlets, here are some essentials concerning the art style.

Art Deco is known as a pre-World War design style that began in Paris. It started out as being a distinct response to its predecessor, Art Noveau, in the 1920s. The artistic design utilizes linear evenness even more extensively than the flowing asymmetrical organic shapes of Art Nouveau. The former mixes refined effects of early 20th century type, such as Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. The historic art forms of the Aztec and Egyptian societies will also be obvious in the style.

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Asheville, North Carolina is fast becoming known as one of the hottest cities in the United States for established professional artists and new, up-and-coming artists working in every medium imaginable. Situated in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Asheville boasts one of the vibrant creative communities in the South East United States and the world. The quaint downtown area is filled with galleries, museums and boutiques filled with the arts and crafts of the eclectic local creative community. A walking tour of the beautiful Art Deco style architecture and rich artistic history leaves one feeling refreshed and inspired by the many wonders of the human artistic mind.

The newly revitalized River Arts District on the French Broad River has an incredible concentration of studios and galleries. Artistically crafted homes dot the landscape and neighborhoods designed around progressive, green building theories thrive on all sides of the area. Cafés and pubs, including a craft brewery have popped up in the River Arts District of Asheville, making this a destination for travelers and tourists looking to find cutting edge artistic flavor. A mixture of artistic sensibilities prevail, combining the graffiti covered urban landscape of the old parts of the district with the new, eclectic art community.

Asheville's neighboring towns such as Black Mountain and Weaverville add to the strength of this area, supporting even more artists and crafters of every kind. Studio strolls and art walks are a regular fixture of the creative events and the artisans tend to be open, welcoming and friendly in these little mountain towns. The area of Appalachia where Asheville is situated has a long and famous history for folk art and craft, boasting some of the finest schools in the country for such pursuits.

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In the field of modern art, art deco plays a large and impressively lavish role. The strong colors and sweeping curves lend art deco the trademark boldness that expressed much of the progress and modern advances of the twentieth century. Art auctions around the world still move many art deco pieces of various kinds. If you’re interested in collecting art deco, there are many art auctions both online and off that deal primarily in art deco.

In the twentieth century the decorative arts converged in what is known as the art deco movement, which grew to influence architecture, fashion, the visual arts as well as design. The term ‘art deco’ was derived from a World’s Fair held in Paris, France, called the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in the year 1925.

Though the movement and term comes from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, the term was not widely used until the late 1960s. Especially pre- World War I Europe influenced the art deco movement, though many cultures influenced and were influenced by this art movement. Much of the world was experiencing similar shifts in modern technological advances.

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