Chiparus

"Paris of the 1920s: in the heady days between the two world wars, avant-garde music, dance, and art were breaking free of academic molds. This vibrant modern milieu is documented in the vivacious sculpture by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), whose small-scale works in bronze and ivory - a technique known as chryselephantine - rank among the best sculpture from the period. Chiparus's work embodies the spirit of art deco at its most lively and decorative, capturing the joie de vivre of the Jazz Age. The author, Alberto Shayo, defines art deco, establishing its antecedents in art nouveau, cubism,…