What early 20th century artistic style is used for the film sets of Barton Fink? What visually distinguishes this style and why is it used in that film? How is it important to the set design and symbolism of the narrative?

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Art Deco is a style that dominated the Americas and Europe from about 1925 to
roughly 1945. Streamlined, spare of adornment, elegantly curved, or
playfully zigzagging, Art Deco was considered the cutting edge of modern design. In
fact, in the United States, the style was often referred to as "Moderne" in the 1930s, the
heyday of Art Deco. It was sleek and sophisticated, often making use of such modern
industrial materials as plastic (sometimes called Bakelite or Lucite in the 1930s),
aluminum, chrome, and glassblock. Lighting sources were frequently indirect, emanating
from wall sconces or streaming dramatically through translucent walls of glass that
curved exuberantly in defiance of right-angled sobriety. Stylized statuary—usually
slender female nudes or powerfully muscled seminude males—epitomized the glamour of
being very avant-garde and incredibly cool