Photography Final Research Project Bauhaus: Influences on Photography and Architecture After the defeat in the First World War and the fall of the German monarchy‚ Germany faced darkness and lost hope in the future. Walter Gropius‚ a German architect‚ who served in the war‚ saw the need of re-orienting the art world for the better (Westphal‚ 7). One year after the First World War‚ 1919‚ Gropius opened a school in Weimar‚ Germany called the Bauhaus school. His intention for this school
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The Bauhaus‚ a German design school‚ is widely known for the approach to contemporary design that it cultivated‚ however‚ evaluations have been made to oppose the idealistic portrayal of the school. Phillip B. Meggs’ The Bauhaus and the New Typography‚ and Dietmar R. Winkler’s Morality and Myth: The Bauhaus Reassessed explore the Bauhaus‚ and its impact towards modern design. Winkler argues against the philosophies of the Bauhaus while Meggs’ arguments remain neutral‚ but very informative. Although
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What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the
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ation into 14 bauhaus books Choose EITHER a key image OR one of the other lecture or seminar images from the Making Modernities unit. Discuss it in relation to its historical context(s) including‚ where relevant‚ the theme of modernity. When analysing ’the 14 bauhaus books ’ by Lazlo Moholy-Nagy (see figure 1) in relation to it ’s historical context‚ at least 5 components have to be considered. These are: the image itself; the movement it is part of; the artist‚ Lazlo Moholy-Nagy‚ that made it;
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reached near dying. But he came back to life. In 1919 Gropius was appointed as the Master in Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts and Crafts in Weimer which he transformed into the famous ‘Bauhaus’ School. At Bauhaus he introduced new and innovative method of teaching. For about 15 years Gropius continued with Bauhaus. Many innovative structures and designs started to come out from Gropius in this period. He designed the housing projects Karl Sruhe in Berlin and Dessau. In 1934 Gropius left Germany
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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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The Industrial Revolution and The Bauhaus The Industrial Revolution‚ which began in England around 1760‚ led to radical changes at every aspect in architecture. The growth of heavy industry brought a flood of new building materials such as cast iron‚ steel‚ and glass with which architects and builders devised structures undreamed of in size‚ form‚ and function. New types of buildings such as rail road stations‚ warehouses‚ exchanges‚ shopping malls‚ exhibition halls were required in the rapidly
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concepts. * Classic use of design elements and principles that have endured and remain effective KEY MOVEMENTS IN DESIGN To understand some of the historical influences that effect contemporary design‚ it is valuable to have a general grasp of key design developments over the past 150 years. There are many excellent reference books which present detailed information about design movements from arts and crafts of the 19th century to post modernism and design in the digital era. The
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THE BAUHAUS KAYE COOKSEY Fundamentals of 2D Design Mr. Brian Ritchard [pic] From the left: Josef Albers‚ Hinnerk Scheper‚ Georg Muche‚ Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Hungarian painter and photographer‚ Herbert Bayer‚ Joost Schmidt‚ Walter Gropius‚ Marcel Breuer‚ Vassily Kandinsky‚ Paul Klee Swiss painter‚ Lyonel Feininger‚ Gunta Stolzl and Oskar Schlemmer. Everyone has their own ideas about Utopia and the perfect society‚ especially around election time. It begins with a vision‚ imagination‚ money
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opening of the first movement in Keeping Score: Berlioz starts very slowly‚ then becomes very volatile. After some long and stormy developments‚ the ending alludes back to the opening. The second movement becomes an elegant waltz‚ which completely contrasts the first movement. The ending of the second movement sounds like a whirlwind before it comes to a brilliant close. The third movement is long. While these first three movements sound rather like a dream‚ the fourth movement sounds like a march
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