Original Bauhaus workbook
By: edited by Friederike Holländer and Nina Wiedemeyer for the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung
Contributors: Berlinische Galerie; Bauhaus-Archiv, Museum für Gestaltung
Publisher: Bauhaus-Archiv, Museum für Gestaltung; Prestel
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Berlin; Munich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9783791359021
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Exhibitions; German Art; Art; Study and teaching; Design; Bauhaus
Description: Between 1919 and 1933 the Bauhaus thrived as a school of ideas that encouraged students to experiment with material, color, and drawing techniques and learn basic skills to become artists, architects, or designers. One hundred years later, its educational methods are still relevant. This book introduces the famous Foundation course and its major instructors: Joseph Albers, Johannes Itten, and László Moholy-Nagy. It offers for the first time a series of more than fifty exercises from the Foundation Course. The book presents a collection of exercises gathered from historical material, mainly from the Bauhaus-Archiv such as drawings, photographs, original notes, and later recollections of the tasks given by the famous Bauhaus artists. The exercises are accompanied by comments by teachers, artists, and experts with different professional backgrounds. These teachings illustrate not only the methods and philosophy of the Bauhaus school, but also provide budding artists with a foundation for developing their own practice, whether it be in drawing, architecture, design, or typography. Exhibition: Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany (06.09.2019 - 27.01.2020).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, September 6, 2019 - January 27, 2020.