Art Deco vs Vienna Secession
アール・デコ / ウィーン分離派
Art Deco comes from Historical Styles and Vienna Secession from Fin de Siècle Art. Both are read here as style. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.
Art Deco
Stages urban luxury with repeating geometry and a metallic sheen.
Vienna Secession
Tightens organic ornament with geometry and flat composition, erasing the border between art and design.
| Art Deco | Vienna Secession | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1920s–1930s | 1897–1910s |
| Family | Historical Styles | Fin de Siècle Art |
| Kind | Style | Style |
| Cues | Symmetry / Radiating lines / Stepped motifs / Gold and black | Square skeletons / Repeating pattern / Gold and black / Flattened figures and plants |
| Best used for | Giving an event a sense of occasion · Producing instant classic luxury | Intelligent ornament for cultural venues and premium goods · Showing the tension between classical and modern |
| Type | Tall, narrow geometric display type | Tall serifs or geometric hand-lettering |
| Composition | Centered, symmetrical composition | Build on the square and a central axis; gather imagery at the top |
| Material | Black, gold, ivory; repeated hairlines | Off-white, black, gold; control fine repetition with large margins |
| Caution | Too much ornament turns theme-park. Let white space carry the dignity. | Don't lump it with Art Nouveau's plant curves. Keep the straight line, the grid, the flatness. |