Ever had a conversation with not-artsy person about art? Ever sound like this?
"It's got a strong Art Deco influence" "What's Art Deco?"
Being a big fan of Art Deco I've run into this question alot. And it's an annoying one because how do you define style? Well, luckily 77 years ago someone decided to build a 102 story tall answer to just that question.
The Empire State Building. The coolest building ever. The only building so smooth, Sammy Davis Jr. was once reported to have said "Wow, that's smooth!" about it. And, my favourite example of design.
The empire state building is the very definition of Art Deco. It's vertical lines, geometric elements, triangles and trapezoids all reek of class and 3 piece pin strip suit.
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