History of Modern Art, Exam 3

Walter Gropius

founder of the Bauhaus + runs it for most of its life; also an architect; invented the curtain wall

Gropius, Bauhaus building, Dessau (1926)

Gropius & Meyer, Fagus Shoe Factory (1911-1925)

Behrens

icon of early modern architecture; form should follow function

Behrens, AEG Turbine Factory (1908-1909)

Bauhaus

moves from Weimar, to Dessau, to Berlin; 1) learning by doing, 2) developing an aesthetic on the basis of sound craft skills, 3) breaking down barriers between “fine art” and craft

Itten

comes up with invents the majority of academic color wheels;