Original Bauhaus Workbook

Take a class at The Bauhaus school with this interactive introduction that lets you experience what it was like to study at the influential school and try out some of the original exercises taught there.

Between 1919 and 1933 the Bauhaus thrived as a school of ideas that encouraged students to experiment with arts, crafts, design, and architecture. One hundred years later, its educational methods are still relevant. This book presents its teachings, the people behind it, and their works. It traces the history of the school as it evolved from a Utopian craft guild to a more utilitarian design school--all amid the extraordinary social and political upheaval in 1920s and '30s Germany. It profiles some of the major instructors, including Joseph Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, Johannes Itten, and L szl Moholy-Nagy. It also offers a series of fifty-four exercises similar to ones these instructors had given their students. Some of these exercises pertain to color theory--one of the school's most enduring legacies--others show how to build collages or assemblages out of found materials, while others offer valuable lessons on perspective. Readers can take Kandinsky's famous color questionnaire, which matches three elemental shapes with the three primary colors, and learn how to draw a line or a grid the way Paul Klee would teach. These teachings not only illustrate the methods and philosophy of the Bauhaus school, but they also provide budding artists a foundation for developing their own practice, whether it be in drawing, architecture, design, or typography. Fun and educational, this book brings the collective wisdom of the Bauhaus philosophy into your home, studio, or classroom.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791359029
• ISBN13: 9783791359021
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 12.1"