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Arts > Art HistoryA Deeper Understanding of Art Deco Jewellery
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Many have heard of Art Deco jewellery without truly understanding what it�s all about. That�s a shame considering that there is a rich history behind Art Deco and its expressions from jewellery to architecture! Here are a few things that you should know about it so that you will be able to appreciate Art Deco pieces when you see them.

It Started in the Mid-1920s

The Art Deco movement was born after the Art Nouveau movement faded away, so to speak, in the mid-1920s and lasted until the 1930s. Art Deco Womens Taco Charlton Jersey , like Art Nouveau, started in France specifically during the 1925 L�Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Moderne in Paris. The exposition was notable for several reasons including the spotlight on the applied and decorative arts as well as the emphasis on the modern arts (i.e., artworks that were perceived as representatives of previous generations were largely excluded).

But the term �Art Deco� was not commonly used to describe the aesthetic until 1968 when Bevis Hillier Womens Connor Williams Jersey , a noted English art historian, wrote his authoritative book, �"Art Deco of the 20s and 30s�. Today Womens Leighton Vander Esch Jersey , Art Deco�s aesthetics refer to a wide range of unconnected sources and styles from modern interpretations of Louis XVI to obvious references to Bauhaus and Cubism, even with sprinklings of Japanese, Africa Womens Dak Prescott Jersey , and South American art.

Decorative to the Core

Art Deco pieces were purely decorative in nature, which is in stark contrast with the style of Modernist art movements where social philosophies and art converged in every artwork. Jewellery pieces, such as a Christmas brooch Womens Ezekiel Elliott Jersey , were characterized by luxurious touches like precious and semi-precious stones with styles bordering on the ostentatious.

Art Deco artworks were also characterized by their geometry and symmetry in contrast with the organic forms and flowing lines of Art Nouveau jewellery. Such was the adherence to geometry that Art Deco items appear to have been designed with a grid or by an object in motion. For example, a dragonfly brooch can have a relatively square design instead of the curving and flowing lines that characterize a dragonfly in nature.

Of course, Art Deco artists were also influenced by the prominent styles of the time. Examples include the influence of Futurism and Cubism; Hillier himself described the Art Deco style as �tamed Cubism� because of the strong influence albeit for decorative purposes.

Ultimately Chaz Green Jersey , the best way to appreciate Art Deco wearable pieces of art is to wear them with pride! Regardless of the style, jewellery is meant to be appreciated for its beauty.

EDINBURGH， Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A biography that explores a pivotal year in William Shakespeare's life and a novel that charts an experiment in utopia in modern-day Detroit won Britain's oldest literary awards here on Monday night.

Award-winning authors James Shapiro and Benjamin Markovits joined the distinguished list of writers who have won the James Tait Black Prizes， which are awarded annually by the University of Edinburgh.

The winners of the 10，000-pound (about 13，000-U.S. dollar) prizes were announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The winner of the biography prize， 1606， William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear by James Shapiro portrays how the events of 1606 shaped Shakespeare's writing in the tumultuous year of King Lear， Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra.

James Shapiro is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University， and a leading authority on Shakespeare. The winning book is a sequel to 1599， which followed another eventful year in the life of the Bard， who died 400 years ago.

The winning book in the fiction prize， You Don't Have to Live Like This is set primarily in Detroit around the time of the financial crash and Barack Obama's election， in 2008.

It is the sixth novel by Benjamin Markovits， who was a professional basketball player before becoming a writer.

The author， journalist and critic who grew up in Texas， London， Oxford and Berlin， teaches Creative Writing at Royal Holloway， University of London.

Each year， more than 400 novels are read by the University of Edinburgh's academics and postgraduate students who nominate books for the shortlist. The prizes were given respectively to works of Fiction and Biography written in English and published in the previous calendar year.

In 2013， the prize was extended to include a new category for drama， which will be announced next week.

Founded in 1919， the James Tait Black Prizes were set up by the widow of publisher James Tait Black， to commemorate her husband's love of good books.

WASHINGTON， Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economic activity continued to expand at a modest pace from late November through the end of last year， the latest survey result released by the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday.

"Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated that the economy continued to expand at a modest pace across most regions，" said the Fed in its latest Beige Book which gauges its 12 districts' economy.

The survey showed that firms across the country and industries were optimistic about growth in 2017.

According to the survey， most districts reported growing retail sales and increased sales for the manufacturing industry， while residential construction and sales were generally mixed.

Labor markets were reported to be tight or tightening， with wages growing modestly. With the tight job markets， pricing pressures intensified， said the report.

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