About Christ the Redeemer statue:
- Location: It is located at the summit of Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil.
- It depicts Christ standing with his arms crossed and looking at the city.
- It was completed in 1931 and stands 98 feet (30 metres) tall.
- Its horizontally outstretched arms span 92 feet (28 metres).
- It is made of reinforced concrete and is the largest Art Deco-style sculpture in the world.
What is Art Deco?
- Art Deco, also called style moderne, is a movement in the decorative arts and architecture that originated in the 1920s and developed into a major style in western Europe and the United States during the 1930s.
- It is a modern art style that attempts to infuse functional objects with artistic touches.
- This movement is different from the fine arts (painting and sculpture), where the art object has no practical purpose or use beyond providing interesting viewing.
- Art Deco works are symmetrical, geometric, streamlined, often simple, and pleasing to the eye.
- Art Deco design represented modernism turned into fashion.
- Its products included both individually crafted luxury items and mass-produced wares.
