Bauhaus: Art, Craft, Design
ARHA 338
Spring 2022 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
GRST 238 |
This seminar examines the theory and practice of the Bauhaus, the most influential art school of the 20th century. The Bauhaus proposed a radical concept: to reconstruct the material world of war-torn Europe to reflect principles of unity in the arts and within all world cultures. In the 15 years of its existence, from 1919 until 1933, the Bauhaus underwent many changes, including moves from Weimar to Dessau and Dessau to Berlin, as well as the reorientation of its curriculum from craft to industrial production. Nevertheless, its core principles persisted: the coordination of fine with applied arts and form with function; a commitment to de-hierarchized, experimental learning in workshops; and the desire to unite art with life and to make art accessible to the broader population. Attracting men and women from Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas, and East Asia, the Bauhaus adopted an international and gender-inclusive orientation from the beginning. After the school's forced closure in 1933 by the National Socialists, many of its teachers and students left Germany to found art schools throughout the globe, and its core principles continue to shape art pedagogy and practice today. This course will examine the origins, core products and theories, and afterlife of the Bauhaus in Germany, America, and East Asia. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST)(GRST)(IDEA-MN)(IDEA) |
Major Readings:
, Hans M. Wingler, The Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago (1968), selections
Wassily Kandinsky, Point and Line to Plane (1926)
Paul Klee, Pedagogical Sketchbook (1925)
Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Painting, Photography, Film (1925)
T¿ai Smith, Bauhaus Weaving Theory (2014)
Selected articles, essays, and book chapters on ereserve
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Examinations and Assignments:
, Reading responses, seven-page paper, oral research presentation, 18-page research paper |
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