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Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 4:57 am
Summerqueen has a thread on steampunk. Me? I prefer Art Deco.
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...I just came a little.
The architectural, aesthetic, and artistic design of art deco is probably the most iconic bit of style for the US, or rather, one of the most, second only to greco-roman architecture [which is pervasive in all our government buildings]. It can be applied even to this day to just about anything to give it an instantaneously classy look.
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That is a fully modern computer. I am not joking. I AM, however, excessively jealous of whoever owns one.
It's worth noting that this particular style is the style-theme for series such as Fallout and Batman [particularly the Animated Series].
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...I need to change my boxers.
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 5:32 am
(March 21, 2012 at 4:57 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Summerqueen has a thread on steampunk. Me? I prefer Art Deco.
Want.
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 5:38 am
Just fallen in lust. I adore Art Deco!! 
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 6:28 am
(March 21, 2012 at 5:32 am)Zen Badger Wrote: (March 21, 2012 at 4:57 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Summerqueen has a thread on steampunk. Me? I prefer Art Deco.
Want.
Want so bad. *drools over* I would make love to that bike. Sweet, sweet, unnatural machine-human-relations love. Allll night long.
KichigaiNeko Wrote:Just fallen in lust. I adore Art Deco!!
I absolutely love it. The sleekness of its aesthetics, the retro-futuristic styling of it is just sultry.[/quote]
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 6:46 am
Speaking of Art Deco motorcycles....
Here is the Megola,built in Germany as a production vehicle in the '20's
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Look at where the engine is located
And here is how you start one...
And what a glorious noise it makes.
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 6:47 am
I find that with all Art Deco.
Where did we (as a species) go wrong?? What stopped it??
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 7:02 am
This is my favorite tribute to Art Deco:
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DR. PHIBES!!!!
If you've not seen this scream of a Vincent Price movie, you're missing out. It's as bad as Army of Darkness, much more quietly funny and just as ridiculous.
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 7:05 am
(March 21, 2012 at 6:47 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: I find that with all Art Deco.
Where did we (as a species) go wrong?? What stopped it??
WWII. :/ Another reason to hate Hitler. Its death started because it became popular; people started to think it was 'gaudy' and projected false-luxury [oh no, not false luxury, we can't have THAT... 9_9 ], but WWII effectively ended it, though it's experienced a resurgence in the last thirty years and has been picked up again as a retro style.
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Temera de Lempicka; "The Musician." THIS is an example of the art style, and damn it's gorgeous.
@Zen: I spent like 20 seconds looking for the engine. Then I looked at the wheel. My face is still hurting from the grin that split it. That is fucking AWESOME.
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 7:06 am
(March 21, 2012 at 7:02 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: This is my favorite tribute to Art Deco:
DR. PHIBES!!!!
If you've not seen this scream of a Vincent Price movie, you're missing out.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is quite hilarious.
Quote: It's as bad as Army of Darkness, much more quietly funny and just as ridiculous.
Bad? BAD!!???!!!
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RE: Art Deco
March 21, 2012 at 7:06 am
(March 21, 2012 at 7:02 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: This is my favorite tribute to Art Deco:
DR. PHIBES!!!!
If you've not seen this scream of a Vincent Price movie, you're missing out. It's as bad as Army of Darkness, much more quietly funny and just as ridiculous.
GOD DAMMIT YES.
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