Walter Gropius euphoria was to create an art school like no other, that would redefine art education, though he started off as an Architect, his manifesto symbolises a new and brighter faith.
At the time communism was ripe within Germany, riots were common.
"you cannot understand machines unless you have first learned of the tools in your craft" you would be taught to use tools before you would use the machinery, therefore expanding your techniques and knowledge.
He only hired revolutional painters or sculptures to work as teachers, for example Joseph Albers who studied into colour contrast and theory.
Bauhaust invented the modern day student, instead of history and artists they were taught to open their minds to texture and colour.
Too many women came to take part and had to be segregated into studio's that were more for 'woman's work' like pottery and weaving however before this, one of the best metal work students was a woman.
However in 1929, the bauhaust had been closed for the second time, students and teaches were seen as communists and held jewish ideals, which with a Nazi controlled Germany, the school was raided and used for something 'more useful'. so the Bauhaust moved to berlin. its ideals changed only because they were more focused on mass production.
Information gathered from this video - http://art.docuwat.ch/videos/art-of-germany/bauhaus-documentary
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Wassily Kandinsky-
An influential Russian painter born 16th December 1866 in Moscow. He studied fine art in his 30's(sketches, anatomy and colours), after graduating from the University of Moscow, studying law and economics and was offered a professorship at the University of Dorpat.
Kandinsky spent a lot of time travelling Europe in 1906 till 1908, the blue mountains was painted within this time
Kandinsky was not at all impressed by the current art regime in communist Moscow after returning their from Germany while the war had just started, he went back to Germany after his visit to Moscow to work at Bauhaust, which he stayed till the Nazi's closed it down in 1933.
Joseph Ittan -
Was born on 11 November 1888, in Switzerland. he trained as an elementary teacher and beginning from 1908 he began teaching his unusual methods of kindergarten concept which was the modern way for children to be educated, considering their capabilities and unique needs.
By 1909, Itten had enrolled at the school of fine art, however he did not stay long because he did not agree with the educators so he returned to a place called Bern. His work at Bern-Hofwil Teachers' Academy Proved Seminal since his later work at the Bauhaust. In 1919 up to 1922 he started to teach and helped develop innovative "Preliminary course" in the bauhaust this course meant to teach the students the basics of material characteristics, the composition, and to use colour, also in 1920 he invited Paul Klee and George Muche to join him.
Paul Klee
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