Art Deco designers drew on many sources in their bid to create a modern style. In the 1920s they looked globally, to the arts of Africa, Asia and Mesoamerica. Meanwhile, archaeological discoveries of ...

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Gongbi paintings are characterised by meticulous brushwork and highly coloured palettes. This film shows the recreation of a figure from a Chinese painting in the gongbi style. We use third-party ...

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