![]() ![]() ![]() The Space Age interests of the public also began showing up in Atomic Age designs, with star and galaxy motifs appearing with the atomic graphics.įree-form biomorphic shapes also appear as a recurring theme in Atomic Age design. The geometric atomic patterns that were produced in textiles, industrial materials, melamine counter tops, dishware and wallpaper, and many other items, are emblematic of Atomic Age design. Science became more visible in the mainstream culture through Atomic Age design.Ītomic particles themselves were reproduced in visual design, in areas ranging from architecture to barkcloth patterns. People were ever-aware of the potential good, and lurking menace, in technology. ![]() It held great promise of technological solutions for the problems facing an increasingly complex world at the same time, people were fearful of a nuclear armageddon, after the use of atomic weapons at the end of World War II. Atomic power was a paradox during the era. Abstract organic forms were identified as a core motif in the 2001 exhibition of Atomic Age design at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, titled "Vital forms: American art and design in the atomic age, 1940–1960". ![]()
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