ART-HIST 343 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ernst May, Johannes Itten, Walter Gropius
13 Sep 2018
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Shift in focus from the cathedral to the machine aesthetic: modernism, place where the avant-garde intersected, henri van de velde was amongst the founders of the institution that become the bauhaus. Lionel feininger, cathedral of socialism, cover of the programme of the staatliche bauhaus , Interior was painted with primary colors: walter gropius with marcel breuer, gropius house, dessau, germany, 1925-1926. Interest in collective housing: especially gets support from somebody left leaning, socialist or communist government, suburbs of berlin and frankfurt, ernst may, siedlung bruchfeldstrasse, frankfurt am main (1927, margarete (grete) schutte-lihotzky, the frankfurt kitchen, 1927. Intended for women: fitted kitchen, creates better living conditions for the people in complexes, about cooking, but also a political gesture. Johannes itten, color sphere in 7 light values and 12 tones, 1921: color wheel. Johannes itten, color study, c. 1921: theo van doesburg, rhythm of a russian dance, 1918.
