Alrighty, what I know about the Bauhaus. I think it was in Germany... just before WWII. The first head dude of it was Walter Gropius. I think Kandinsky, Itten, and maybe Paul Rand worked there... or was it klee? It was a school of arts that was teaching new ideas and ways of thinking/doing art. ummm SANS SERIFS AND GRIDS! The building had a lot of glass... thats all I got right now.

The Bauhaus existed from 1919 to 1933 in between WWI and WWII and moved twice. It started in Weimar Germany in 1919 and stayed there until 1925. In 1923 The School had its first public exhibition so the community could see what they were doing. In 1926 the school was moved to Dessau, and industrial city. It stayed there until 1932. In 1928 Walter Gopius resigned as head of the school and was replaced by Meyer. Meyer turned to be even more unpopular with the authorities than Gropius had been and was soon replaced by Van derRohe in 1930. In 1932 the school moved to Berlin and in 1933 the school was closed down. While the school was in session it had 33 different instructors. More details about Walter Gropius: He begins thinking of a new school during WWI. He thinks that the studies of architecture, sculpture, and painting should all be together. Itten: he is a crazy weird teacher into this weird religion that requires him to shave his head. He was the instructor for the core program where students tried their hand at a little of everything before moving on. His ideas for his program are still used in many art schools today. Even at Ringling! Eventually Itten is replaced by Nagy; a Hungarian constructivist. He did the pneumatic poster with the car. He used something called typo photo. He is using photography to make new art for a new age. He developed photo plastics?


Conclusion: the Bauhaus pretty much fuckin rocks.