2/24 Bauhaus

Abstract forms

Polar axis

Fundamental opposites shaping the world

New typography

horizontal/Vertical lines

asymmetrical equilibrium

same philosophy used in 2d was translated to 3d

art could be used to changed society

apprentice master

Functional needs

Red closest to black in regards to dominance

strongly influenced by expressionism

rejected rationalism

Today we went touched a couple of topics which included the De Stijl, Bauhaus school, and Moholy Nagy. De stijl was started in the same year as the Russian revolution. This movement focused on the spiritual and intellectual of their work. The De Stijl movement shared the same goals as malevich and the suprematists.
The Bauhaus was a school that was way ahed of time. Very few people understood it and this caused some controversy to occur. It was the the model for most art schools in the 20th century. It had two locations in weimar and dessau. The prelimenary course was run by itten. moholoy nagy is considered a bauhaus master. Heavily influenced by Lisstizky. Photoplastics also came into play around this time. It expanded the role of photography in design context. Moholy nagy crated a workshop in 1925 called typophoto. New materials such as kinecic motion and light we're starting to be used. The Bauhaus did a bunch of different things that usually did not occur. They had 150 students half of which where girls which was not seen before. They where limited to textiles, book binding, and ceramics. One of the main focuses at one point was acrhitecture where they used horizontal and vertical lines to create buildlings. They focused on removing clutter and making space. The Bauhaus played a huge role in graphic design. We saw a lot of different things come out of this school. The teaching style is tha of master and apprentice which was also rarely seen. This paved the way for future art and design schools. I think its interesting to see where some of these teaching methods occured