Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)
1923
László Moholy-Nagy Begins Teaching at Bauhaus

Moholy-Nagy remained at the Bauhaus until 1928, where he focused on painting, lithographs, montage, assemblage and photography. The pioneer of experimental photography, heavily inspired in later years by the upcoming Constructivism, advocated for a fusion of art and technology. His ideas about the role of art in modern society influenced the development of the Bauhaus and subsequent modernist movements.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
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