12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933) Recovering from World War I, Germany became a land of old bourgeois of industrial and militarism caught in the time between Russian Communism and Nazi racism.
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(1919-1933)5635756357admin{ }AnonymousAnonymous User2falsefalse[ "article:topic", "transcluded:yes", "authorname:gustlingustlin", "source[1]-human-46323" ][ "article:topic", "transcluded:yes", "authorname:gustlingustlin", "source[1]-human-46323" ]https://human.libretexts.org/@app/auth/3/login?returnto=https%3A%2F%2Fhuman.libretexts.org%2FCourses%2FSolano_Community_College%2FART_002%253A_Art_History%2F12%253A_The_Modern_Art_Movement_(1900_CE__1930_CE)%2F12.07%253A_The_Bauhaus_(1919-1933) Search site Search Search Go back to previous article Sign in Username Password Sign in Sign in Sign in Forgot password Contents Home Campus Bookshelves Solano Community College ART 002: Art History 12: The Modern Art Movement (1900 CE – 1930 CE) 12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933) Expand/collapse global location ART 002: Art HistoryFront Matter1: A World Perspective of Art Appreciation2: The Dawn of Art (40,800 BCE – 5000 BCE)3: The First Civilizations and their Art (5000 BCE – 1900 BCE)4: Learning to Build and the Evolution of Tools and Symbolic Statues (1900 BCE - 400 BCE)5: The Transition of Art (400 BCE – 200 CE)6: The Sophisticated Art of Cultures (200 CE – 1400 CE)7: The Sacred Buildings of Civilizations (200 CE – 1400 CE)8: Renaissance - The Growth of Europe (1400 CE – 1550 CE)9: The Beginning of Colonization (1550 CE – 1750 CE)10: The New World Grows (1700 CE – 1800 CE)11: The Industrial Revolution (1800 CE – 1899 CE)12: The Modern Art Movement (1900 CE – 1930 CE)12.1: Overview12.2: American Modernism (1900 – 1930s)12.3: Fauvism (1900 – 1935)12.4: Expressionism (1905 – 1930)12.5: Cubism (1907 – 1914)12.6: Dada (1916 – 1930)12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933)12.8: Harlem Renaissance (1920 – 1930)12.9: Canadian Group of Seven (1920 – 1933)12.10: Conclusion and Contrast12.11: Chapter 12 Attributions13: The World is One (1930 – 1970)14: The World is One (1960 CE – 1990s CE)15: The New Millennium (2000 - 2020)Back Matter 12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933) Last updated Jun 3, 2020 Save as PDF 12.6: Dada (1916 – 1930) 12.8: Harlem Renaissance (1920 – 1930) picture_as_pdfFull BookPageDownloadsFull PDFImport into LMSIndividual ZIPBuy Print CopyPrint Book FilesSubmit Adoption ReportPeer ReviewDonate Page ID56357 Deborah Gustlin & Zoe GustlinEvergreen Valley College via ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Table of contents No headers Recovering from World War I, Germany became a land of old bourgeois of industrial and militarism caught in the time between Russian Communism and Nazi racism. Modern art was ushered in when Walter Gropius opened up an art school, simply known as the Bauhaus (German for school of building) (12.48). The school started in 1919 after World War I to create and spread idealistic perceptions of art and foundations of design. 12.48 Bauhaus Walter Gropius (1883-1969) was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus who was drafted during World War I and awarded the Iron Cross twice. Gropius was responsible for training many great artists such as Paul Klee, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Wassily Kandinsky, the Bauhaus was an instant success and a sought-after school by artists. Gropius designed the Bauhaus school's buildings advancing the art of modern architecture. The Bauhaus trained their artists in the simplistic movement where less is more. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was a German architect and one of the pioneering leaders of modern architecture and director of the Bauhaus from 1930-1933. Von der Rohe was the designer of the famous Barcelona chair from 1929 (12.49) with material resembling blue jeans. The most recognizable chair in the world, it is a tribute to the Bauhaus movement based upon the marriage of design and craftsmanship. After the Nazis closed the Bauhaus, most of the artists fled the country and Van der Rohe settled into Chicago. He designed the IBM Plaza (12.50) in Chicago and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (12.51) in Washington, D.C. The library is 37,000 square meters of steel, brick, and glass representing one of the few modern architecture buildings in Washington. The Seagram Building (12.52) in New York redefined the concepts for modern skyscrapers with the structure set back from the street on an open plaza. The supporting configuration of the building was covered with a facing of bronze combined with the dark glass. 12.49 Barcelona chair 12.50 IBM Plaza 12.51 Martin Luther King Jr. Library 13.65 Seagram Building 12.53 AEG Turbine Factory Another influential Bauhaus architect was Peter Behrens (1868-1940) from Germany. Behrens was a designer influenced by industrial classicism. His building, the AEG Turbine Factory (12.53) built-in 1909, was revolutionary in its design features with windows 100 meters long and 15 meters high on both sides of the electrical company building. Behrens also designed everyday goods like Clocks (12.54), the form of an industrial clock was designed for the AEG factory. The Tea Kettles (12.55) are similar in three different sizes with an electrical cord that could be unplugged for washing. When the Bauhaus finally closed in 1933, many of the students carried on the tradition of modern design, everyday items were seen as art pieces, yet functional. The Bauhaus still influences artists today. 12.54 Clock 12.55 Tea kettles This page titled 12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933) is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Deborah Gustlin & Zoe Gustlin (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative) . 12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933) by Deborah Gustlin & Zoe Gustlin is licensed CC BY 4.0.Toggle block-level attributions Back to top 12.6: Dada (1916 – 1930) 12.8: Harlem Renaissance (1920 – 1930) Was this article helpful?YesNo Recommended articles 12.7: The Bauhaus (1919-1933)Recovering from World War I, Germany became a land of old bourgeois of industrial and militarism caught in the time between Russian Communism and Nazi...12.1: OverviewThe world was engaged in world war and localized civil wars in the early part of the 20th century, generating a turbulent time for art.12.2: American Modernism (1900 – 1930s)American modernism was a cultural movement in the United States, showing both progressive transformation and optimism in the future.12.3: Fauvism (1900 – 1935)Fauvism was one of the first avant-garde art movements at the turn of the 20th century. 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