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.)

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

Both of these are my favorite art movements, so apparently I’m playing for both teams.

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