Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)
1922
K VII by László Moholy-Nagy

Characterized by ordered, geometric forms, the work was completed one year before Moholy-Nagy began teaching at the Bauhaus. “Moholy-Nagy’s appointment signalled a major shift in the school’s philosophy away from its earlier crafts ethos towards a closer alignment with the demands of modern industry, and a programme of simple design and unadorned functionalism.”
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
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