These are screenshots from the movie Batman (1989).
above: Gotham City. See also Industrial Society and its Future by Theodore Kaczynski.
above: A column in the guise of a man is called Atlas. In the guise of a woman is called a caryatides.
See also: milk, tits, and caryatids
is there a name for the art style of these decos?
above: Beautiful Office. Look thru the window, the two big Roman heads. The tradeoff is that it narrows a panorama into a vista.
above: Vicky Vale's studio apartment. Beautiful. “Lots of space.” Elegantly and sparsely decorated. The steps introduces certain formality.
above: Joker's abode. Avant-garde Joker, with avant-garde deco, and a avant-garde photography. (if you know the tech lingo for this style, or can identify the photo, please let me know.)

above: A great, beautiful, mural. This style is called Art Deco↗. The artist is Tamara de Lempicka. (1898-1980).
above: Joker. “as you can see, i'm a lot happier!”
above: Joker, smiling. “if you have to go, go with as smile.”
above: Vicky Vale, starring Kim Basinger↗. She is a fine art by herself.
The quintessence of the attraction of Batman story line is psychopathology. Batman and Joker are both freaks of the mind. All other major characters are all nutcases (Penguin, two-face, puzzler...)
never rob another man's rhubarb
For more info about the film, see Wikipedia: Batman (1989 film)↗.
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