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(Above photo - Art Deco Silver Bronze Figurine by Max Leverrier )
Art Deco figurines have become popular because of their incredible sense of aesthetics. Many people are turning to these sculptures to decorate their homes or offices. But what exactly is Art Deco, and where did it originate?
Art Deco or Style Moderne is an architectural or decorative arts movement popular in the 1920s and the 1930s. It came as a result of an international art exhibition held in France in 1925. Here, the items exhibited reflected the art décor style, which had already taken root in Brussels and Paris before World War I.
In the 1920s, people across the world had begun using assembly lines to produce most items. Soon, the consumerist spirit swept across the globe from Western Europe to the United States. People started buying radios, movies, and vehicles as utilities and leisurely items. Art Deco, a decorative style that transcended furniture making, architecture, arts & craft, and so on, soon reflected the same spirit.
(Above photo - Art Deco Bronze Dancer Engime Girl Lamp Figurine Obelisk Clarte Biba Light )
Art Deco isn’t just one style of doing things. Instead, it is a fusion of different and somewhat contradictory types to produce the best possible item. It resulted in the creation of some of the most iconic buildings across the world.
(Above photo - Art Deco Bronze Aristocrats Borzoi Dogs Figurine Signed Poertzel )
Art deco sculpture wasn’t just the work of one artist but that of several artists working separately to define a unique style. The main inspiration was the emerging artistic movements of the early 20th century like surrealism, Dadaism, futurism, cubism, fauvism, and Bauhaus to create great pieces of art. The following are some of the most famous sculptors of that era:
(Above photo - Bronze Art Deco Casting Eternal Friends by Chiparus )
The Romanian Art Deco Sculptor Demetre Chiparus (16 September 1886 to 22 January 1947) worked and lived in Paris, France, playing an essential role as a designer. He came up with unique sculptures in the realistic style, combining ivory and bronze to create a unique aesthetic effect called chryselephantine. His most common Art Deco figurines feature slender dancers of the French theater and Russian ballet. One of his most iconic figurines is the ‘Ring Dancer’ inspired by Zoula de Boncza, a dancer with the “Folies Bergere of Paris. He had a great interest in Egyptology, evident in most of his sculptures.
Josef Lorenzl (September 1892 to 15 August 1950) was an Austrian Sculptor who lived simultaneously as Demetre Chiparus. He was talented in his work, producing sculptures that epitomized the Art Deco Era. Lorenzl, like Chiparus, got his inspiration from the female dancing form, creating figurines that represented female vitality and beauty. In most of his bronzes, you will notice shapely dancers with closed eyes and long, elegant limbs. Most of his figurines stand on green onyx plinths from Brazil.
Art Deco has a timeless appeal regardless of whether it is architecture, sculpture, or painting. It has since experienced a renewed interest in the 1980s, especially in fashion and jewelry advertisements. Today, it remains popular with people looking for Art Deco figurines to decorate their homes and offices.
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