{"id":336034,"date":"2025-05-09T16:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=336034"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:44:21","slug":"art-deco-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/art-deco-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Deco Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Art Deco style, first seen at the 1925 Paris Exposition, reached Madras nearly a decade later, after arriving in India through Bombay with the Syndicate Bank building in 1932. <strong>Art Deco Style.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Art Deco Style<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theheritagelab.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/artdecofeat.png?resize=570%2C251&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Tour of Mumbai's Art Deco Architecture | \" width=\"570\" height=\"251\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Heritage Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It emerged in <strong>Western Europe in the 1910s\u20131920s<\/strong> and flourished in the <strong>United States during the 1930s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The name is derived from the <strong>1925 Paris Exposition<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Exposition Internationale des Arts D\u00e9coratifs et Industriels Modernes<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Art Deco blended <strong>modernism with luxury and glamour<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It symbolized <strong>sophistication, wealth, and forward-looking aesthetics<\/strong>, moving away from traditional ornamentation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It emphasizes <strong>clean lines<\/strong>, <strong>geometric shapes<\/strong>, and <strong>streamlined forms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Rich use of both <strong>natural<\/strong> (ivory, jade, obsidian) and <strong>manufactured materials<\/strong> (chrome, Bakelite, ferroconcrete).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stylized ornamentation<\/strong> inspired by nature, classical motifs, and machine-age aesthetics.<\/li>\n<li>It features <strong>nude female figures<\/strong>, <strong>animals<\/strong>, <strong>foliage<\/strong>, and <strong>sunbursts<\/strong>, rendered in a <strong>stylized, abstract manner<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Art Deco in Madras (Chennai)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Art Deco was widely adopted in India by <strong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"342\">banks, insurance firms, cinema halls, film studios, and commercial establishments<\/strong>, symbolizing both <strong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"405\">modernity and evolving cultural identity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In\u00a01932, <strong>Laxman Mahadeo Chitale<\/strong> marked\u00a0the beginning of Art Deco architecture in the Madras.<\/li>\n<li>His notable projects include the Oriental Insurance Building on Armenian Street, the National Insurance Building (1938) on China Bazaar Road, and the Andhra Insurance Building (1939).<\/li>\n<li>The Art Deco style also extended to <strong data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1027\">furniture, silverware, and typographic design<\/strong>, shaping the aesthetic of everyday life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Art Deco style, first seen at the 1925 Paris Exposition, reached Madras nearly a decade later, after arriving in India through Bombay with the Syndicate Bank building in 1932. Art Deco Style. About Art Deco Style It emerged in Western Europe in the 1910s\u20131920s and flourished in the United States during the 1930s. 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