What is Art Deco Matrix?

WHAT IS ART DECO MATRIX?

Inspired by Chinese and Japanese art, Art Deco is an eclectic merger of art and craft characterized by intense, rich and bright colors, sharp outlines, rectilinear or zigzag patterns, sun-ray representations, angularity, streamlining, bold and symmetrical geometric shapes with imagery of mass production; and often has simple, yet decorative or stylized abstractions.

The movement was born in 1925 at the great Paris art exhibition (the L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes) which was held to showcase the industrial and futuristic beauty of the modern world. A celebration of luxurious glamour and high technology in the machine age, its popularity started to wane after the Second World War in 1945.

Art Deco Matrix is my new invention that seeks to rekindle the glory of Art Deco using everyday images to form interesting and beautiful images in typical square blocks. The patterns are usually formed from a single initial picture modified by techniques of repetition, distortion, rotation, miniaturization or enlargement, grouping and cross-patterning. Its purpose is to make art accessible to all with the message that art is neither privileged, troublesome nor expensive. Art is actually about life, and it has social and political overtones in it.

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

Substructure, Structure, Superstructure

Monday, 28 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

The Parallel Evolution Of The Green And Grey Movements

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Friday, 25 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

Launching The Rocket the 3rd Time In 97 Years

Thursday, 24 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

Having A Positive Frame Of Mind

Wednesday, 23 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

The Metaphysics Of Mysticism

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

The Art Of Slow Afternoon Tea

Monday, 21 April 2014

Sunday, 20 April 2014

Friday, 18 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

Pillows Have Ears To Hear Your Screams Every Night 

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

The Spirit Of The Ming Dynasty

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Monday, 14 April 2014

ART // DECO // MATRIX // OF // THE // DAY

The Walls That Divide Us

Sunday, 13 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

The Stellar Sounds Of Strings And Wood

Saturday, 12 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

The Incomprehensible Ambivalence Of Femininity 

Friday, 11 April 2014

Thursday, 10 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

Lost In The Dark Waters Of Sorrow

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Monday, 7 April 2014

Sunday, 6 April 2014

Saturday, 5 April 2014

Friday, 4 April 2014

Thursday, 3 April 2014

ART DECO MATRIX OF THE DAY

Your Heart Is Your Soul's Propeller

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Tuesday, 1 April 2014