Title

Art Deco from the National Collection: The World Turns Modern.

Collective title

National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition.

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (16 February 2018 – 1 March 2018)

Date

(2018)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Paintings; Prints; Drawings; Sculpture; Decorative arts

Curator

Pitt, Elspeth; Nicholls, Lara.

Web address

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/art-deco/

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

In the 1920s, Australian artists rebelled against the austerity of World War I to create images of an abundant nation filled with strong, youthful figures, capturing the vitalism of a nation reborn.

Technological advancements and urbanisation influenced the emergence of Art Deco: a new aesthetic in art, architecture, design and fashion. Comprised entirely of works selected from our collection, Art Deco presents superb examples of Australian Vitalism, including Rayner Hoff's architectural frieze Deluge – stampede of the lower gods 1927, Jean Broome-Norton's Abundance 1934 and Napier Waller's painting, "I'll put a girdle round about the earth" 1933, which captures Art Deco’s fascination with the meeting of art, architecture and technology.

[National Gallery of Australia media, 2018].

Last Updated

09 Aug 2024