Art History Week 3- Bauhaus

Bauhaus
-The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 in the city of Weimar by German architect Walter Gropius (1883–1969).

Walter Gropius 

The Bauhaus Dessau

-Its core objective was a radical concept: to reimagine the material world to reflect the unity of all the arts.

-vision for a union of art and design in the Proclamation the Bauhaus (1919) is described a utopian craft guild combining architecture, sculpture, and painting into a single creative expression.

-The Bauhaus combined elements of both fine arts and design education. 

-This preliminary course was often taught by visual artists, including Paul Klee(1987.455.16), Vasily Kandinsky (1866–1944), and Josef Albers (59.160), among others.

 Paul Klee

Color theory inspired by Paul Klee

 Vasily Kandinsky

Kandinsky Inspirations

-In 1925, the Bauhaus moved from Weimar to Dessau, where Gropius designed a new building to house the school.

-The cabinetmaking workshop was one of the most popular at the Bauhaus. 

-The textile workshop, especially under the direction of designer and weaver Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983), created abstract textiles suitable for use in Bauhaus environments.

- Metalworking was another popular workshop at the Bauhaus and, along with the cabinetmaking studio, was the most successful in developing design prototypes for mass production.

- The typography workshop, while not initially a priority of the Bauhaus, became increasingly important under figures like Moholy-Nagy and the graphic designer Herbert Bayer (2001.392).