Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Art Deco 1910 -1939
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/
Episodes
Art Deco Australian architecture
5/20/2010
Art Deco architecture from around the world dramatically transformed the experience of Australian cities, especially Melbourne and Sydney.
Duración:00:03:02
The Home by Ure Smith
5/20/2010
Sydney’s Ure Smith played an important role in the development of Art Deco in Australia by introducing and promoting international modern trends and lifestyles through his magazine, ‘The Home’.
Duración:00:00:23
Wunderlich Showroom by Ernest Wunderlich
5/20/2010
Discusses Ernest Wunderlich’s significance in the development of Art Deco design and interiors in Australia.
Duración:00:00:29
Mosaic by Napier Waller
5/20/2010
The monumental Napier Waller designed mosaic in Newspaper House,Collins Street, Melbourne, is considered to be a landmark in Art Deco Australian architecture.
Duración:00:00:10
Art Deco and the Manhattan skyline
5/20/2010
The Manhattan skyline in New York illustrates the influence of European Art Deco style in America.
Duración:00:02:34
Art Deco and the Cord car
5/20/2010
The Cord (Winchester 810/812) was a fusion of innovative design and machinery. Its streamlined design made it one of the most distinctive and iconic vehicles of the Art Deco era.
Duración:00:01:39
Art Deco and Hollywood
5/20/2010
The global success of Art Deco was indebted to the influence of Hollywood films.
Duración:00:00:30
Art Deco Maori Whare & Tiki design
5/20/2010
The mixture of local themes and motifs with international standard designs illustrates the development and transformation of the Art Deco style in New Zealand.
Duración:00:02:04
Art Deco travel and transportation
5/20/2010
The poster became a widely used visual medium to promote international travel in an era characterised by rapid and modern modes of transportation.
Duración:00:00:27
Cocktail Shaker by Mappin and Webb
5/20/2010
Parties provided the social context for the vast collection of highly decorative cocktail paraphernalia and Art Deco objects.
Duración:00:00:58
Art Deco building, the Strand Palace Hotel
5/20/2010
Discusses the extraordinary history of the sumptuous foyer of London’s Strand Palace Hotel.
Duración:00:01:53
Sunray Vase by Clarice Cliff
5/20/2010
The abstract designs of ceramist Clarice Cliff were significant in the development of Art Deco style in England.
Duración:00:00:30
Screen by Eileen Gray
5/20/2010
Eileen Gray was one of the most innovative designers of the 20th century. Her simple, restrained form is most evident in her screens and other oriental lacquer ware.
Duración:00:00:28
Art Deco fashion
5/20/2010
Art Deco fashion of the 1930s instigated radical changes in the way women dressed, culminating in the widely adopted ‘garconne’ look.
Duración:00:00:23
Bureau de Dame by Jacques Ruhlmann
5/20/2010
Discusses how Jacques Ruhlmann’s unique furniture designs became synonymous with elegance and grace.
Duración:00:00:50
The 1925 Paris Exposition of Decorative Arts
5/20/2010
The 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale of decorative arts and modern industries became the most significant event in what we now know as Art Deco.
Duración:00:03:25
Costume for a mourner by Henri Matisse
5/20/2010
Discusses French artist Henri Matisse’s collaboration with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
Duración:00:00:20
Dressing table and chair by Paul Follot
5/20/2010
Discusses the career of designer Paul Follot and the influence of Art Deco in France.
Duración:00:00:55
Art Deco sources - ancient & exotic
5/20/2010
Discusses how ancient civilizations such as Africa, Egypt, Rome, Greece, Japan and China served as the point of departure and inspiration for many Art Deco designers.
Duración:00:04:25
The telephone II by Tamara de Lempicka
5/20/2010
Discusses the life and times of social celebrity Tamara De Lempicka and her hyper-real depiction of social figures.
Duración:00:01:37