BAUHAUS

Question 1

He founded the Bauhaus in 1919.

Answer 1

WALTER GROPIUS

Question 2

It was a return to an earlier medieval timewhen artists and craftsmen worked as one.​ The central idea of modernism.
INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION as the way forward.

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Bauhaus

Question 3

Principles of Bauhaus

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-adopts perfect geometric forms
-highly refined typography
-less is more
-true to its materials
-form follows function
-typography has a clear hierarchy

Question 4

This buildingis a good example of these ideas.It is not a grandiose structurefilled with statues and marble.It is a machine for education, a factory to teach.​

Answer 4

Bauhaus Building

Question 5

german art school in operation from 1919 to 1933. Literally translates toconstruction house. It is immediately noticeable by its blocky, glass-and-concrete design.

Weimar (1919 to 1925)​
Dessau (1925 to 1932)​
Berlin (1932 to 1933)​

Answer 5

STAATLICHES BAUHAUS

Question 6

Using elements of the International Style, the building featured many unique design stylings such as:​

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-Window glazing​
-A reinforced concrete and brickwork skeleton​
-Asphalt tile-covered roofs intended for walking on​
-Mushroom-like ceilings​

Question 7

Swiss designer and expressionist painter​, admiration of Expressionism

Answer 7

Johannes Itten

Question 8

German-American painter and Expressionism advocate

Answer 8

Lyonel Feininger

Question 9

German sculptor and artist

Answer 9

Gerhard Marcks

Question 10

German designer, painter, sculptor and choreographer

Answer 10

Oskar Schlemmer

Question 11

Swiss painter and artist known for Cubism, Surrealism, and Expressionism

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Paul Klee

Question 12

Russian art theorist and painter​

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Wassily Kandinsky

Question 13

The school also issued its own magazine called, appropriately, Bauhaus, and book series called

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BAUHAUSBÜCHER.​

Question 14

Graphic Design typography, shape and color

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idea of designer as craftsman​

Question 15

TYPOGRAPHY - bold and clear with simple sans serif fonts

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grids and the golden section - into the legible blocks.

Question 16

BAUHAUS FONT takes its inspiration from the experimental Universal font of

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Herbert Bayer

Question 17

what font by Paul Renner is an another well-known representation of Bauhaus in typography. This geometric and sans-serif font takes its design cues from the geometric shapes.

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Futura Typeface

Question 18

due to its realism as opposed to something handmadeor interpretive, like a painting​

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Question 19

photography moved away from a static image taken at eye-level, and shifted to a cinematic approach. ​ He shifted Bauhaus’ introductory course to favor New Objectivity

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LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY

Question 20

This element is followed the ideas ofthe De Stijl movement​. Was universal and not attachedto any specific political party or nationality.​

Answer 20

Color

Question 21

At Dessau, the design of the school’s building shared many similarities to the International Style of architecture, which was characterized by:​

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Focusing on volume over mass​
Using mass-produced and lightweight materials​
Consistent modular forms​
A rejection of all color and ornaments​
Using flat surfaces that alternate with glass​

Question 22

A Swiss architect and the new director. Under Mayer, the school experienced a few milestones, namely the construction of the ADGB Trade Union School.

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Hannes Mayer

Question 23

first student at Bauhaus, created the “universal alphabet/typeface”.

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HERBERT BAYER

Question 24

The shortest iteration of the Bauhaus school during its already short existence. It lasted for only 10 months.

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Berlin

Question 25

became the school’s new director. In Berlin in late 1932, he opened the third iteration of Bauhaus in an abandoned factory.

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LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

Question 26

To the Nazis, Bauhaus design was “______” due to its modernist style, as well as “____” because of its perceived Jewish or Communist associations.​

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German, Degenerate Art

Question 27

The design philosophy of Bauhaus is form follows what

Answer 27

function

Question 28

QUALITIES of Bauhaus design usually include:​

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-Plainness​ -Straightforward simplicity​ -Being conducive to mass production​ -Retaining the integrity of craft materials (as in materials should be used in their honest and natural form and not altered)​ -Streamlined aesthetics​ -Modernity​