Bauhaus. Updated Edition
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In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, sculpture to ceramics.
This book is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 550 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a “total” work of art.
As we approach the Bauhaus centennial, this is a defining account of its energy and rigor, not only as a trailblazing movement in modernism but also as a paradigm of art education, where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. Featured artists include Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Lilly Reich.
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Additional information
| Publisher | TASCHEN, Illustrated edition (13 Dec. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 400 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 3836572826 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3836572828 |
| Dimensions | 25 x 4 x 34 cm |
by Caz
The definitive book on this subject. Best version as it’s collectible, it’s huge though. But worth it
by ger cooney
A stunning book, the quality of the content and imagery is first rate. I didn’t realise the size of the book it is massive. But a great buy.
by Amazon Customer
FANTASTIC book, if you are looking for a greater knowledge of Bauhaus and the people that contributed to it, or as a educational read, than this book is a must.
beware is a big heavy book and gorgeous also to have as decorative element on top of it.
by Shez
Huge book – well worth £20. Meticulously written and highly informative. Produced to a high standard.
by K. Overton
Certainly a comprehensive guide to Bauhaus. Many of the objects associated with the Bauhaus listed ad illustrated in ths enormous bookTaschen can be relied on to cover subjects always by authors with comprehensive knowledge.
by colin f
Comprehensive book to find out everything about Bauhuas.
by Jackie brady
Big heavy book, brilliant! Everything you need to know about the Bauhaus is in it! Bought it for my college project.
by D Bourne
Fabulous compendium of Bauhaus design. Enjoyable for myself as a non-creative. My son is an Architecture student with an interest in design in general. He finds the book useful at an academic level. Also invites an historical perspective, makes you think what they could have achieved had the institution not not closed down by the Nazis.