Avant-Garde refers to the term vanguard or advanced guard. The avan-garde movement began in 1950 in France, and it refers to anyone whose works are exceotionally innovative or experimental, particularly to art and music.
Art Deco refers to the french term Art Décoratifs. The style originated in Paris in the 1920's. Art Deco was a style of painting, architecture, and design that incorporated bold shapes and strong colors. The founding fathers of Art Deco are Hector Guimard, Eugène Grasset, Raoul Lachenal, Paul Bellot, Maurice Dufrêne, and Emile Decoeur. Notable designs that follow the Art Deco theme are the New India insurance building in Mumbai (pictured above), and the Quarr Abbey in England.
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ReplyDeleteI want to see more pitures of Art Deco. Is that picture a building that has bold shapes? how about strong colors?
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