The Bauhaus began in 1919 in Wiemar city by it's founder Walter Gropius, a German architect. It's objective was a far fetched concept; to reimagine the material world to reflect the unity of all the arts.Gropius explained that it was a union of art and design, which envisioned a utopian craft guild that combines architecture, painting, and sculpture into a single creative expression.Gropius came up with a craft-based curriculum that would make artists and designers create beautiful and useful objects appropriate to this new system of living. The Bauhaus connected elements of both fine arts and design education.
The Bauhaus building (1925-1926).
Gunta Stolcl: Five Choirs, 1928.
Marcel Breuer: Club chair, 1925-26
Loynel Feinniger: Cathedral, 1919.
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One Thousand Children: Georgia's Role in the Rescue of Jewish Children. 2013. One Thousand Children: Georgia's Role in the Rescue of Jewish Children. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.thebreman.org/exhibitions/online/1000kids/weimar.html. [Accessed 15 May 2013].
It's Nice That : The Barbican's Bauhaus: Art as Life shines a light on design's biggest influencers. 2013. It's Nice That : The Barbican's Bauhaus: Art as Life shines a light on design's biggest influencers. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/bauhaus-art-as-life. [Accessed 15 May 2013].
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