| An art movement involving a mix of modern decorative art styles, largely of the 1920s and
1930s, whose main characteristics were derived from various avant-garde painting styles of the early
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Leonetto Cappiello
Cappiello visited paris as a young Italian immigrant and immediately fell in love with the City of Light.
His career lasted over 40 years and included over 1,000 designs for French posters and other European ads.
Cappiello's use of striking colors against dark backgrounds catch the eye of all people. Put a Cappiello
poster up in your room and watch the people and animals in the picture come to life in front of your eyes.
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Gustav Klimt
Klimt was an Austrian artist who was always open to fresh inspiration. His use of bright colors and
voluptuous figures made him a very controversial artist. His work was constantly criticized for being
too sensual and erotic, but today is regarded as one of the greatest artists to come out of Vienna.
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Charles Sheeler
Sheeler, an American painter/photographer, became highly interested in the forms of the man-made environment
of machinery. He was so interested imitating photography that he never showed any expression in his brush
strokes. Anything live or organic, such as trees or people, was kept out of his art. His paintings seem to
hold a special appreciation for photographers and engineers alike.
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