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For the sake of bringing structure into the heap of material we executed through the years, we divided the scope of our activities into four stretches of time.

The first section, for convenience is called the «Victorian period», embraces our imitation of early photography of the second half of the 19th century. The images of our favorite style Art Nouveau (alias Modern, alias Jugendstil, alias Secession) of the last refined and elegant style in our opinion.

The second section is Art Deco, the time of urbanization, revolution, emancipation, electrification, automobilization and many other «...tion». All of which had considerable influence on appearance of various «isms» in art, cubism, constructivism, postimpressionism and so forth.

All this was covered by a powerful wave of the Jazz Era.

The third and the forth sections hardly pertain to a style per se. But photography in the style of «Old Hollywood» (the forties) differs in kind from everything created in photography ever before. The first Hollywood stars, modest and not very scandalous yet, enigmatic and attractive, brilliant and unattainable. Hollywood style caused all this outrage in the modern photography, which is excepted to be called «glamour». Unfortunately, some things are apt to spoil.

And of course Pin-up style (the fifties sixties), frivolous and positive, naive but sexy, almost chaste, is a riot of color to the sound of the «Twist» and rock’n’roll.

The other part of the second half of the 20th century, unfortunately seemed to us not stylish enough and that’s why it’s of little interest, as to the area of application of our own forces. Maybe one day reappraisal will happen, who knows. But not now, not now...

© 2008 Retro Atelier