The Bauhaus was a very influential place in art, with the artist that it gave to the world. Watching parts of the Metropolis movie was very interesting and I bet for that time, the effects in the movie were outstanding. I mean obviously Metropolis is nothing compared to what can be done now, but at least it paved the way for newer movies effects to be brought to the stage. I also respected the political stance that was taken in the Bauhaus, with the people willing to stand against the Nazis and even go down, rather than conform to their rule. This is just another way that shows how artists are very influential in the world around them. No one can deny that at that time, standing against Nazi principles and beliefs was revolutionary and courageous. I also find it funny how the people that were supposed to be standing up against the structure were suit wearers but that’s another topic. They were definitely ahead of their time. I also really respect how they were beginning to see type as an image rather than just and additive to the page. It was becoming something that you can play with and make something beautiful out of, rather than just a functional piece.

Bauhaus was an art system that was around for the years 1919 until 1933. It was very popular in Germany. So popular in fact, that schools were opened up in Germany that were dedicated to the Bauhaus style. Bauhaus set the bar pretty high for most artists, even though there were already sky high expectations. But it made the quality of the work more appealing and interesting. Bauhaus influence design by letting artists pass on his or her own vision to build collective experience for skill and experimentation. I do believe that the Bauhaus style can be seen in modern art nowadays. Some people believe that Bauhaus’s approach to art education is significant to their influence. I do believe that because the Bauhaus style is basically free expressionism, it has a major influence over other artists looking to move people with inspiration. I would think the Nazis wanted to close down the Bauhaus schools because they wanted to keep people from opposing them. Since Bauhaus was a very popular artistic movement, many artists feel the need to express themselves. I believe back in the day the Nazis didn’t want people expressing their vision to others. Then again Nazis want to suppress everything in my opinion.

The style characteristics that influenced Bauhaus would be Dada, Russian Constructivism, not to mention German Expressionism. A lot of photomontages and limited color palettes with abstract designs which all lead to the Bauhaus creation in 1919. The influence that Bauhaus had on design and education was it brought ALL forms of art together in one building. They were taught about color theory and psychology before being brought in with arts and crafts. The students were also set to the highest of standards, making it difficult but also providing the highest education for the determined students.

The influence Bauhaus had on design was craftsmanship vs mass production the relationship of usefulness and beauty, the practical purpose of formal beauty in a commonplace object, and whether or not a single proper form could exist.

I do believe their unique approach to education was the cause of their significant influence because they pushed students and made sure they produced their very best work.  As for the different directors it did affect the work. Each director had a different style of how things should be run and lost sight in the importance of the whole idea of the Bauhaus.

Overall, I believe the Nazis shut down the Bauhaus because they saw the true threat. Artists have power and overall that scared them so instead of waiting for them to see what they did, they shut the Bauhaus down.

The Bauhaus style tended to have a lot of simplicity. You have very simple shapes, simple colors and even lack of positive space to add on to the design elements that rounded the Bauhaus. As we continue through time, we keep getting closer and closer into preferring simplicity. It might not look like it, but the inspiration that came out of the Bauhaus for not only art but education had such a big effect on how to precede art and education. Of course their approach to art education had something to do with their significance, it’s because of their new approach that it was such a bit hit back in the day. It’s pretty obvious that the Nazi’s shut down the Bauhaus due to the controversy of their work. They were told to make a piece and because of the impact of the Nazi’s they basically came in and went ‘Oh no no no this won’t do we can’t have that around here’. The Bauhaus was one of the many things that were shut down because of the reality of the situation that was what it was. It’s amazing that even a single piece of artwork can be the cause of an entire organization’s demise. That’s just what I believe, though.

Bauhaus was an art school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts. This movement was influential in modernist architecture and design. They had a respect for materials, art that was hand crafted but yet looked mass produced. It was very non ornamental and minimalist as well. It was founded with the idea of creating a ‘total’ work of art in which all arts including architecture would be brought together. They believed in practicality and utility with modern art. Bauhaus influenced design and education by using teaching methods where a design philosophy was learned. Instead of mastering one specific field in design, designers at Bauhaus are multi-faceted and learned a set of skills. That’s what made their unique approach to education work and was so significant during this time.

One such artist, whom I admire during this pivotal change in the graphic arts was Herbert Bayer. His artistic skills ranged from graphic design, sculpture, photography, painting, exterior and exterior design, art direction and architect. Bayer became a master at Bauhaus that he eventually taught there. He proved that you can be a multi-faceted designer, which I personally strive to be to this day. I believe the Nazi hated idea of modern art. They labeled the Bauhaus “un-German” and criticized its modernist styles, deliberately generating public controversy over issues like their architectural design (flat roofs). The Nazi government claimed that it was a center of communist intellectualism. With that said, just because they closed the school, it didn’t stop the art from living on to this day.

There are some style characteristics that the Bauhaus has, and they include theory of color and vision, architecture, and psychology of form. They influenced design and design education by having their students focus on various crafts. I think that the Bauhaus deffinitely has an influence in today’s graphic design. When it comes to architecture, you deffinitely see a lot of buildings that have some of the same characteristics that the buildings did back then, and they had artists design them with the Bauhaus style in mind. It was mentioned in class that the RTC building here at Mott has some Bauhaus characteristics when it comes to the windows and whatnot. Now that I think about it, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, I noticed that the staircase looks sort of the same as the picture of the staircase that was shown to us in class. I do believe that the way that they taught was the cause of their significant influence, because they had their students focus on creating products that were high in demand when it came to the market. Although, it would have been nice to see women included, they were sort of exiled to bookbinding, weaving, and pottery workshops.

Some of the style characteristics of the Bauhaus was absence of ornamentation, radically simplified forms, rational and functional design. There were, of course, variations between designers and teacher; however, these were the primary things seen. They gave way to modernism, and helped ease people into the idea of mass producing art. Here are examples of Bauhaus-inspired buidlings and functional items:

The Bauhaus school shifted goals and methods quite frequently, but managed to have a profound influence on design and design education. The initial goal was for the Bauhaus to be an
architecture school, craft school, and art academy. Typography also became a focus of later Bauhaus inceptions:

We can for certain see that Bauhaus had an effect on modern design both in graphic design and functional arts and crafts and useful objects. Some of their designs created in the 1920s are barely distinguishable from things that are created today. Here are example of objects that were designed during Bauhaus, and yet look like our everyday objects designed and created in the 2010s:

Josef Albers’s 1926–27 nesting tables.

I think by attempting to standardize the creation of art, it did give way to the concept of mass producing items and also by offering some of or standardization as to what is design. I’m not sure their unique approach was the singular cause or influence on how art education is today, but it certainly made major contributions.  The overall climate of progress at the time likely contributed as well. They also seemed to help designers realize that form follows function, and that art could be useful firstly and also look well-designed. 

Bauhaus influenced design and design education by combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. The main goal of this was to create a synthesis of art. craftsmanship, and industry that would satisfy society’s needs, creating mass-market products of high aesthetic value. the students were though theory of color and vision, and the psychology of form they were also trained in various craft. Bauhaus can be seen in work today in furniture design and some architecture. Their unique approach to art education changed the way we teach today, as you advance in your art education you learn each piece individually, color theory, drawing basics etc. The different directors in my opinion definitely changed the work that was being done. Mainly because everyone has different views and ideas. Everyone’s vision is different. The Nazis shut down the Bauhaus during World War 2. I believe they did this because it was a place where people expressed themselves and they didn’t want anyone to oppose the views of Hitler with their art.