Bauhaus
Bauhaus is an art school first located in Weimar,
Germany that was founded by Walter Gropius, an architect. Despite being founded
by an architect, Bauhaus had no architectural department during its first few
years. The name ‘Bauhaus’ literally means ‘House of Construction’ or ‘School of
Building’. It existed from 1919 until 1933 and moved several times from Weimar
to Dessau and then to Berlin.
Bauhaus combined fine arts with crafts to create most
of their works. The signature styles of Bauhaus usually include a diagonal
slant, overlaid patterns and a combination of vertical and horizontal text.
Reoccurring colour schemes are often red, black and white or cream, though
other colours, such as blue, have also been used.
Although Bauhaus mostly remained apolitical, the
pressure of politics still affected it heavily, with the Nazi party especially
pushing for its closure.
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