Arts 1510 Documentary: The Founding Of The Bauhaus

ARTS 1510
Bauhaus Documentary
PORTFOLIO ENTRY 1
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1 The founding of the BAUHAUS
* When and where was the Bauhaus founded?
Founded in 1919 in Weimar
* By whom?
Walter Gropius
* With which intentions?
To teach fine arts and crafts
* Which historical facts influenced the founder’s thinking?
To founders, manufacturing and creativity were drifting apart and they wanted to use art to bring them together
* What were his ideas about the art school as expressed in the manifesto?
The idea was to use art and craft to promote problem solving for modern “industrial society”.
* How was the school funded?
The were initially funded by “Thuringian state parliament”
2 Art education
1 How were students educated?
They were educated in arts of design
2 In which subjects?
Architecture, Fine art, industrial design, graphic design, typography, interior design,
3 What were major innovations?
Cradle, Bauhaus lamp, Wassily chair, Nesting tables, Tabular steel, Road signs, Buildings, and furniture
4 Which innovations can we still se at art school nowadays?
Buildings, Furniture, Architecture, and road signs.
5 Why did theatre gain such a central position at the Bauhaus?
It was meant to be used to bring all arts together.
3 Teachers and Students at the Bauhaus
6 Name some important teacher and the subject(s) and/ or specific ideas they taught.
Wassily Kandinsky taught painting
Walter Peterhans taught photography
Joost Schmidt taught visual arts
Ivana Tom...