• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    One thing I love about art deco is that it is not self-conscious. That’s how you can get stuff like this:

    (A beard to impress any dwarf! Also, when I first saw it I thought he was zapping the viewer with two lightning bolts but he’s actually holding a compass.)

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    9 months ago

    An important distinction is this is Machine Age Art Deco. Earlier Art Deco was more like tidier Art Nouveau.

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    9 months ago

    I don’t really know much about art but aren’t dwarves more like brutalism?

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      9 months ago

      Dwarves still have decoration, both in their craft and in their style. Braids, carving, etc. Brutalism does not have the intricate design dwarves seem to. It’s all big and blocky.