Bauhaus

by Jeannine Fiedler

Today, more than 85 years after its inception, the Bauhaus style still emanates vitality. As a school that strove to combine applied art with both the fine arts and technology, the Bauhaus movement has outlasted all other trends in architecture and design. The present volume provides insight into the historical, cultural, philosophical, political and pedagogical background of the 1930's, when the Bauhaus was founded.

Genres: Art, Design, Architecture, Art Design, Nonfiction

640 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kamakana · Rating 4 out of 5]

170207: not that i have finished this... more like decided to put it aside. the book is extensive, covers all disciplines, all history, all politics, of the Bauhaus movement. most of which i know as architecture, furniture, urban planning, utopian idealism to unify art and modern technology. know some personalities, moholy-nagy, paul klee, mies van de rohe, marcel breuer. of tableware know little, textile, photography, theatre, sculpture, music, print, theory, even less. so the book is only useful in some cases, better read elsewhere, but it does have photos, images, plans, designs, all large format. interesting to read how political they were by simply trying to work and design, and of course the aftermath of the names i know in architecture in the us such as architect walter gropius...

[Laila]

Vermutlich das umfassendste Buch zur Bewegung, das je publiziert wurde- unglaublich reich an Materialien und offensichtlich mit vollem Zugang zum Bauhaus-Archiv verfasst. Wegen des Umfangs habe ich mich auf die für mich relevanten Kapitel fokussiert, grundsätzlich erschienen mir aber sämtliche Texte informativ als auch gut zu lesen. Wegen der übersichtlichen Gliederung eignet dieser Band sich sowohl für Laien als Orientierung und daraufhin etwaige Vertiefung ins Thema, durch die Fülle von teils exklusivem Bildmaterial ist es aber auch ein absolutes Liebhaberobjekt für mit dem Thema vertrautere Leser/innen.
Eine Schande, dass dieses Werk vergriffen ist!

[Frank McAdam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is as comprehensive a history of the Bauhaus as one could wish. This modernist institution was a huge cultural force that probably did more to determine aesthetic and functional style in the twentieth century than any other entity.

The book consists of a series of essays, some of which are of more interest than others depending on the subject. (I enjoyed most those dealing with Klee, Kadinsky, Moholy-Nagy, and the teaching of photography.) The best feature of this book, though, is the wealth of well reproduced paintings, photographs and other artworks. There are also a number of casual black & white snapshots scattered throughout that are of more than passing interest.

[Momo García · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pesado y aburrido como él solo. Intolerable como quieren creer los autores que la República de Weimar fue el non plus ultra del progresismo mundial.

[Vlad Golovach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splendidly executed book IF you care for Bauhaus.

[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Heel uitgebreid boek over het bauhaus, de leerkrachten de theorie, het leven aan het bauhaus, de directies, de ontwerpen, de ateliers,...
Boeiende en minder boeiende stukken.

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strangely I could not put this down

[Mario Hiter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bauhaus was a very popular movement in the earlier part of the 20th century. Bauhaus movement was one of the most important modernist movements which simplified shapes into basic shapes of circle, triangle, rectangle, and square. I think this would be a good choice as a book as it would give a little bit different look at jewelry making for students, and they would be able to simplify their forms.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious. Now go to MoMA and see for yourselves. Ok, you could go other places, but the MoMA has a great collection. Don't let all those Kandinsky posters in your friend's dorm room in college spoil the beauty and function of this subbacultcha.

[Nico · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uno de los libros más bellos que he tenido en mis manos

[Lauren Mothersole · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for designers at any experience level.