Time, place, and the resulting context ?
Bauhaus was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 in Weimar , Germany . The idea behind the Arts and Crafts and Art Merge. In 1925, the school moved to Dessau and Berlin in 1932 . Bauhaus by the Nazis stopped functioning in 1933 , after which the school teachers to spread their ideas , in particular the United States. For example, Lazlo Moholy- Nagy founded in 1937 by the New Bauhaus in Chicago .
Major efforts ?
Bauhaus original aim was to combine the overall architectural design of arts and crafts. Its aim was the collective work of art , combining functionalism and constructivism in particular . Later, the Bauhaus central ambitions rose to the standard product creation. The center of the design was the use of objects for mass production .
Topics ?
Bauhaus can be perceived as key issues in geometric shapes .
Stylistic and technical characteristics ?
Bauhaus architecture was characterized by an asymmetrical composition , cubic shapes , often in the corners protruding flat roofs , ribbon windows , white plaster , and materials such as steel , reinforced concrete , and the use of glass . The form of the language was largely economics -oriented , geometric and simple, color- thought out. Also, industrial arts as important as materials occurred steel and glass . The Bauhaus school was developed by steel tube furniture .
Influences & role models ?
Bauhaus was strongly influenced by the neoplastisism , as well as the constructivist movement in art . It can be calculated from their original state of influential John Ruskin, William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement . In addition, Le Corbuserin functionalist " living machine" work of Bauhaus architecture exemplary.
The subsequent role ?
Bauhaus was a pioneer of modern design and was strongly influenced later European architecture , object design and typography. Bauhaus functionalism, in part, for example, work in parallel , giving it also influences.
Fine ?
Bauhaus art was mainly focused on the geometry and the structure as it was committed to other school taught art forms . Thus, the art work of industrial art and architecture together. The total work of art this idea of visual art was used for wall paintings of buildings and general interior decoration .
Major artists ?
School directed by Walter Gropius (1883-1969) , Hannes Meyer (1889-1954) and the Mies van der Rohe ( 1886-1969 ) . Other school teachers included . Johannes Itten (1888-1967) , Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) , Paul Klee (1879-1940) , Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) , and Lazlo Moholy- Nagy ( 1895-1946 ) .
A key example of the work ?
Architecture by Walter Gropius : Bauhaus buildings in Dessau ( 1925-1926 ) .
Arts and Crafts : Marcel Breuer : Chrome-plated tubular steel chair ( 1925) .
The historical parallels ?
1919 : Prohibition in the United States comes into force .
1925 : London's first double-deck buses to transport.
1932 : The first Venice Film Festival .
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