Compose two styles
Rather than blending two styles into a middle, this assigns them roles: one carries the structure, the other appears as an accent. Where the two fight, it says so before you start.
How to divide the work
- Composition
- Follow Art Deco: Centered, symmetrical composition
- Type
- Set in Art Deco's manner (Tall, narrow geometric display type), and let Vienna Secession's lettering (Tall serifs or geometric hand-lettering) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Art Deco's material (Black, gold, ivory; repeated hairlines); bring in exactly one thing from Vienna Secession (Off-white, black, gold; control fine repetition with large margins).
- Colour
- Build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf and admit one accent from #e7dcc0, #9a7a32, #17150f.
Where they fight
These two are already listed as related, so the join should come easily.
Caution
- Art Deco Too much ornament turns theme-park. Let white space carry the dignity.
- Vienna Secession Don't lump it with Art Nouveau's plant curves. Keep the straight line, the grid, the flatness.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Art Deco (Style, 1920s–1930s) and its accent from Vienna Secession (Style, 1897–1910s). Structural cues: Symmetry; Radiating lines; Stepped motifs; Gold and black. Accent cues, used sparingly: Square skeletons; Repeating pattern; Gold and black; Flattened figures and plants. Composition: Centered, symmetrical composition. Type and lettering: Tall, narrow geometric display type. Let one material quality come from the second style: Off-white, black, gold; control fine repetition with large margins. Mood: Luxury, Exhilaration, Calm, Trust. Color: build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf with a single accent drawn from #e7dcc0, #9a7a32, #17150f. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.
Related entries
- Art Deco 1920s–1930s / Style / Historical Styles
Stages urban luxury with repeating geometry and a metallic sheen.
- Vienna Secession 1897–1910s / Style / Fin de Siècle Art
Tightens organic ornament with geometry and flat composition, erasing the border between art and design.
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