For this week we looked at the Bauhaus and the russian Revolution.
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The Bauhaus was a school of art, architecture, and design that was active in Germany from 1919 to 1933. It was founded by Walter Gropius, and its philosophy was based on the idea that all forms of art should be united in a single discipline. The Bauhaus was known for its emphasis on functional design and the use of modern materials and techniques. It had a significant influence on the development of modernist design, and its members included some of the most important artists and designers of the time, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer.
The Bauhaus was also famous for its innovative teaching methods, which focused on practical, hands-on learning and collaboration between students and teachers. The school's emphasis on innovation and its contributions to the development of modern design have made it one of the most famous and influential art and design schools in history.
The manifesto for the Bauhaus was:
“The ultimate goal of all art is the building! The ornamentation of the building was once the main purpose of the visual arts, and they were considered indispensable parts of the great building. Today, they exist in complacent isolation, from which they can only be salvaged by the purposeful and cooperative endeavours of all artisans. Architects, painters and sculptors must learn a new way of seeing and understanding the composite character of the building, both as a totality and in terms of its parts. Their work will then re-imbue itself with the spirit of architecture, which it lost in salon art. The art schools of old were incapable of producing this unity – and how could they, for art may not be taught. They must return to the workshop. This world of mere drawing and painting of draughtsmen and applied artists must at long last become a world that builds. When a young person who senses within himself a love for creative endeavour begins his career, as in the past, by learning a trade, the unproductive “artist” will no longer be condemned to the imperfect practice of art because his skill is now preserved in craftsmanship, where he may achieve excellence. Architects, sculptors, painters – we all must return to craftsmanship! For there is no such thing as “art by profession”. There is no essential difference between the artist and the artisan. The artist is an exalted artisan. Merciful heaven, in rare moments of illumination beyond man’s will, may allow art to blossom from the work of his hand, but the foundations of proficiency are indispensable to every artist. This is the original source of creative design. So let us therefore create a new guild of craftsmen, free of the divisive class pretensions that endeavoured to raise a prideful barrier between craftsmen and artists! Let us strive for, conceive and create the new building of the future that will unite every discipline, architecture and sculpture and painting, and which will one day rise heavenwards from the million hands of craftsmen as a clear symbol of a new belief to come."
He was a hungarian artist and designer who was active in the 20th century. he was a member of the Bauhaus school and was known for his use of new materials and techniques in his art and design. Moholy-Nagy was a pioneer of the use of photomontage and he was also interested in the use of light and space in art. he had a significant influence on the development of modernist design and his work continues to be admired and studied today.