Stylizes or 'modernizes' Classical and Egyptian ornamentation. Some would argue that Art Deco is an early modern design because it uses modern technology, i.e., steel, and it geometrically Social organization and daily life were becoming outdated in the newĮconomic, social, and political conditions of an emerging fullyĪll would agree that the principal distinguishing featuresĪre simplification of form and the elimination of ornament - radical departure from Western architecture rooted in the GreekĪnd Roman eras. Traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, Modern / International / Mid-Century Modern stylesġ9th and early 20th century Modernism - the conviction that the
