ROCOCO

"a style of decoration distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc."

"characterized chiefly by smallness of scale, delicacy of color, freedom of brushwork, and the selection of playful subjects as thematic material."

"Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful."

"a combination of the French rocaille, meaning stone, and coquilles, meaning shell, due to reliance on these objects as motifs of decoration."

"Rococo style took pleasure in asymmetry"

"leaving elements unbalanced for effect"

"the rock and shell work of the Versailles grottoes"

"undulating lines and S-curves"

"delicate colors and curving forms"

Shells
Foliage
Stones
Curves
Asymmetry
Delicacy
Playful

(plagiarized from Dictionary.com and Wikipedia)

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That's a very interesting idea, and one I believe all genres could handle...you got my vote.

Art Deco

"the predominant decorative art style of the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by precise and boldly delineated geometric shapes and strong colors and used most notably in household objects and in architecture".

"At its best, art deco represented elegance, glamour, functionality and modernity".

I think I prefer Art Deco too. I love the posters of the time. Art Deco Posters

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This post is a shame'les's plug.

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I have not voted but still here are a couple of links that may give an idea or two to some of the photographers (I know I would need the help these give!) of this site.

Link1 (Google images)

Pics of Art Deco items for sale at ebay!

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Sounds like a good one for fractals!!!

I LOVE art deco! I had always liked the art style in Bioshock and Batman: The Animated Series and was very happy when I learned what that was called.