ART AND

TECHNOLOGY, THE
BAUHAUS
Bauhaus 1919-1933
 Walter Gropius founded Bauhaus in Weimar 1919.
 Gropius named the school Bauhaus, which is the
NAME for building house
 He followed idea Art Novae English style
 Main characteristics this style were connection
between art and craft.
 Main aims this style were /Form followed function
 Bauhaus curriculum was to investigate the craft,
trade and technology and analysis of visual forms
BAUHAUS MANIFESTO
 “Architects, painters, sculptors, we must all return to crafts! For
there is no such thing as “professional art”. There is no essential
difference between the artist and the craftsman.
 Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize a new and learn to
the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its
separate parts.
 Craft is essential to every artist. There in lies the prime source of
creative imagination
 Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit
which it has lost as “salon art.”


BAUHAUS MANIFESTO
 Let us desire, conceive, and create the new building
of the future together. It will combine architecture,
sculpture, and painting in a single form, and will
one day rise towards the heavens from the hands of
a million workers as the crystalline symbol of a
new and coming faith.”
 Walter Gropius
Aims of the Bauhaus
 The Bauhaus tries to bring together all creative
effort into one whole, combine all the
disciplines of practical art-sculpture, painting,
handicrafts, and the crafts-as inseparable
components of a new architecture.
 The aim of the Bauhaus is the unified

work of art-the great structure-in which there is

no distinction between monumental and
Decorative art.
Principles of the Bauhaus

 Avoidance of all rigidity; priority of creativity; freedom

of individuality, but strict study
discipline.
 Constant contact with the leaders of the crafts and

industries of the country.

 Contact with public life, with the people, through

exhibitions and other activities.

 New research into the nature of the exhibitions, to solve

the problem of displaying visual work and sculpture

within the framework of architecture.
Principles of the Bauhaus

 Instruction at the Bauhaus includes all practical and

scientific areas of creative work.
 Students are trained in a craft (1) as well as in
drawing and painting (2) and science and theory
BAUHAUS PRINCIPLE
Bauhaus scool
 During the 14 years of existence, Bauhaus was
operational in three separate locations:
 Weimer, Germany from 1919 – 1925,
 Dessau, Germany from 1925 – 1932,
 Berlin, Germany from 1932 – 1933.
 The Bauhaus had a major impact on art and architecture
trends in Western Europe, the United States and Israel
in the decades following its demise, as many of the
artists involved fled or were exiled by the Nazi regime
Bauhaus and The Master Instructors

 L-R: Josef Albers, Hinnerk

Scheper,
Georg Muche, László
Moholy-Nagy,
Herbert Bayer, Joost
Schmidt, Walter Gropius,
Marcel Breuer, Vassily
Kandinsky, Paul Klee,
Lyonel Feininger, Gunta
Stölzl and
Oskar Schlemmer
Basic visual elements
 Color
 Red
  yellow
  blue

 Shape
 triangle 
 Square
 circle
Bauhaus architecture
Masters' Houses by Walter Gropius
Built 1925-26

 "The building is the

ultimate goal of all
fine art,”
Bauhaus in Art (paintings and drawings)
VASILIJ KANDINSKI "Yellow-Red-Blue". 1925 year

 Kandinsky was best

known for his
geometric shapes in
his art work, Using
circles, squares,
triangles, zig-zags,
and blocks, he was
able to visually
express his creativity.
Swinging- "Contrasting Sounds". 1924 year
VASILIJ KANDINSKI
 Kandinsky illustrates
his distance from the
constructivism and
suprematism
movements influential
at the time.
Paul Klee
Paul Klee
Bauhaus in Typography

 Efective visual communication was a main focus when

designing.
 a balanced layout colors, harmony, geometric shapes
 Bauhaus is well-known for placing text at angles and
also wrapping text around objects.
 bold and universal type - combination of the two type
 The type was laid out in various ways- horizontal and
vertical orientation
Pionirs of design
Typicall Bauhaus poster
 This poster was created to demonstrate
the German Bauhaus style. Included is
basic information, like era, location,
and design style founder. Every element
is tightly aligned on a grid, 20 degrees
rotated, and 90 degrees to each
other, in typical Bauhaus style.
 Red, black, and faded tan are the
three main colors typically in
Bauhaus design.


This style can be considered similar to

Constructivism
as well, with its geometric shapes and
mathematic precision.
A poster about the typeface, Futura, with Bauhaus
art style.

 The poster had to

reflect something
about what it was
made for, when it was
made, or who made it.
 The Bauhaus
movement -Futura
was designed during
that time.
Typicall Bauhaus poster
Obama Presidential Campaign
 Bauhaus style typography
is still used in modern
day designs and posters.
You will find their style
on album covers, posters
for movies, events, and
signage. One of the most
notable was a print
designed for the Obama
Presidential Campaign,
which was held in Berlin.
BAUHAUS in Modern Age
GLOBE INSPIRATION

 Ninety years later, the

influence from
Bauhaus, the Master
Instructors, and
students, continue to
inspire others around
the globe.
modern purism kitchen
 There some photos and
pictures of modern
purism kitchen design
by Poggenpohl
 Purism is the art
movement oriented
towards the severe form
and clear structure of
composition which also
found its expression in
the Bauhaus school of
design.
Bauhaus bathroom
Cut and Paste Chair by Sigurdur Gustafsson
Haifa House by Pitsou Kedem Architects
Haifa House by Pitsou Kedem Architects
Haifa House by Pitsou Kedem Architects
De Stijl
 De Stijl
also known as neoplasticism, was
a Dutch artistic movement,
founded in 1917. In a narrower
sense, the term De Stijl is used to
refer to a body of work created
by a group of Dutch artists, from
1917 to 1931. De Stijl is also the
name of a journal which was
published by the painter and
critic Theo van Doesburg,
propagating the group's theories.
 Posters and flyers by Paul
Schuitema, 1920's
De Stijl-Posters and flyers by Paul Schuitema,
1920's

 Proponents of De Stijl
sought to express a
new utopian ideal of
spiritual harmony and
order. They advocated
pure abstraction and
universality by a
reduction to the
essentials of form and
colour