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Wednesday, 4 December 2013

EBONY CHAIR / SIDE CHAIR

SIDE CHAIR
STYLE -Confusion either produced by Dutch or by British

TYPE – Object (chair)

MATERIAL –Ebony n cane

COLOR – Mainly black n light yellow

FEATURES - Bizarre
                     (intricate carvings)
                   - mythical beasts
                     (women & fantastic scaled beasts)
                   - makaras
                     (a mythical sea creature at lower rail)
                   - spiral turning
                     (legs, cross piece & balusters)
                   - winged head
                     (at center of crest rail )

Monday, 2 December 2013

Art Deco Architecture


ART DEC

AIM - Combined art motifs & machine age imagery & materials


BEGAN - France  ( after world war I )


COINED - 'ART DECO' by Le Corbusier


DEVELOPED - (Internationally) 1930 

EMPHASIZED - modernity , latest industrial materials & techniques . 




CHARACTERISTIC


SYMMETRY in elements.


SHAPES geometric & angular ( sphere,polygon,rectangle,trapezoid,zgzag,etc)


CONCEPTS of stylised images of aeroplanes , cars , etc.


COLORS vivd & high contrast


MOTIFS (natural) shell , sunrise , flowers , etc.


MATERIALS chrome, glass , shinny fabrics , mirror tiles , aluminium , steel , etc.




EXAMPLE



CHRYSLER  BUILDING  (NY)  WILLAM VAN ALLEN

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (NY)  SHREVE , LAMB & HARMON

BUFFALO CITY HALL (NY)  DIETEL , WADE & JONES.

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE (CALIFORNIA)  JOSEPH STRAUS

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE BUILDING (MUMBAI)  MASTER , SARHE & BHUTA