Design Research #2

One of the primary sources for "Modern" Design,  even the teaching of design, the BAUHAUS school and it's designers are an essential part of your design education.

Bauhaus responded to technology and industry with it's design. They sought to integrate all "craft" skills (color, sculpture, drawing, jewelry, etc.) into programs for architecture, furniture, fashion, and others.The result was a school where "craft" and experimenting was important to the fine arts and design.

*Bauhaus was also important in changing the use of TYPE, in design- into an expressive tool.


Explore these articles/sites to gather answers to the following questions:

Sites for information and images are:

http://www.theartstory.org/movement-bauhaus-artworks.htm#pnt_2

and

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh.htm 

and

http://www.designhistory.org/Avant_Garde_pages/BauhausType.html 

One more....

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2009/bauhaus/


Questions to answer on your blog are:


1. When and where was the Bauhaus active?

2. Gather two examples of designs created by each of these Bauhaus artists: Marcel Lajos Breuer
(22 May 1902 – 1 July 1981), Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 – September 30, 1985), Walter Gropius (German, Berlin 1883–1969 Boston, Massachusetts)

3. Post images of their work and the names of the designers together.  Explain which ONE of the elements of art they used in a unique way..... (they are: SHAPE, COLOR, RHYTHM, LINE, SPACE, VALUE, TEXTURE)