A Research on Arts&Crafts Movement and Bauhaus 1. Introduction Arts and Crafts Movement and Bauhaus are two major movements in design history. In this paper‚ the author aims at making an overview of the two movements including the historical‚ cultural and social context and revealing the philosophy behind each movement. In order to obtain an in-depth understanding‚ the author chooses William Morris from the Arts and Crafts Movement and Walter Gropius from Bauhaus and their significant artworks
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Bauhaus is a German school of design established in Weimar in 1919 by Walter Gropius. Its aim was to bring people working in architecture‚ modern technology‚ and the decorative arts together to learn from one another. Realizing that mass production had to be the precondition of successful design in the machine age‚ its members rejected the Arts and Crafts Movement. The school developed a style that was spare‚ functional‚ and geometric. Bauhaus designs are highly prized today‚ but when the school
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Thesis Modern architecture is new ideologies of architectural that show up in many Western countries in the decade after industrial revolution I. It was based on the rational use of modern materials‚ the principles of functionalist planning‚ and the reject of what it is exists and miscellaneous decoration. This style has been generally designated as modern‚ although the labels International style and functionalism have also been used. In rudimentary architecture the human presence can seem subject
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His first exhibition was made in 1929 in New York. In 1938 he won the national contest to decorate the Associated Press Agency pavilion at Rockefeller Center in New York with a huge stainless steel sculpture‚ a work that consecrated him as an important sculptor. During World War II‚ he voluntarily entered a Californian camp for US citizens of Japanese origin. In his earliest works of terracotta and stone‚ Noguchi embodied a part of the mystery and spirit of primitive art‚ mainly Japanese clay works
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Roberto Burle Marx was a landscape architect born in São Paulo on 4th of august 1909 to a Brazilian mother and a German father. Burle Marx first developed an interest in the landscape while in Germany studying painting‚ where he visited the Berlin botanical gardens and from there took an interest in Brazil’s native flora. Burle Marx returned to brazil in 1930 where he went to school at the National School of Fine Arts in Rio. Burle Marx started collecting plants and flowers around his home in Sao
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Architect Patrick Hodgkinson‚ who worked for the likes of Alvor Aalto and Leslie Martin‚ designed the Brunswick Centre‚ often described as a ‘Superblock’ or ‘Mega structure’ located in the heart of Bloomsbury. Hodgkinson gained recognition for his completion of this building‚ which he inherited from Leslie Martin. The raw concrete bunker‚ built in 1968-1972‚ became one of the most controversial structures in London of the time. With Hodgkinson’s original design somewhat compromised‚ the project fell
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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park was designed by Louis Kahn in October 17‚ 2012 to celebrate the four freedoms articulated in his 1941 State of the Union address. The architecture attracts me during the lecture because of its materials‚ such as the granite that fits in the skyline and the river nearby. The granite also creates mass to provide the occupants a feeling of stability although the architecture is on the island surrounded by water. The massive structure also connotate how important
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Assignment #1 “Biography of Rogier van der Weyden” Prepared by: GE161 Art History Jan 30th 2013 Rogier van der Weyden an early Netherlandish painter was originally given the name Rogier da la Pasture (Roger of the Pasture) and was born 1399 in Tournai which would now be called Belgium. He was the son of knife maker Henry de la Pasture and Agnes de Watrelos. Records of his life were destroyed during World War 2 so we cannot be sure as to his early years before he became a recognized
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James Van Der Zee In case there is someone out there looking forward to become a celebrity‚ then he or she must be able to remain focused in life by emulating James Van Der Zee. This is a man who defied all odds and today is renowned for his great performance in photographic art. His work revolved around the culture of the Africans Americans. This artist was popular because of the way he captured the lifestyles of the middle class blacks using his camera especially during the Harlem renaissance
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Unite d’ Habitation is built by Le Corbusier. The building is situated Boulevard Michelet‚ 13008 Marseille‚ France. It was built during 1952‚ post-war period and was response to the shortage in housing. The project demonstrates Le Corbusier’s Idea of “radiant city” of radical principal‚ symmetry‚ modular and totalitarian in its order. The social housing consists of communal spaces and facilities for the residents. It integrates social and private spaces into high-rise building. IV. Comparison
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