Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)

1923

László Moholy-Nagy Begins Teaching at Bauhaus

Event · Europe

Black-and-white photograph of a Bauhaus balance construction with a curved metal support and suspended circular and rectangular weights.
Marianne Brandt, balance study from László Moholy-Nagy’s preliminary course, 1923. Photograph by Lucia Moholy. Construction: Marianne Brandt; photograph: Lucia Moholy. Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, via Bauhaus Kooperation. Source credit: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017. Image source.

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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László Moholy-Nagy

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Bauhaus, Constructivism

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Constructivism, education, montage, painting, photography
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lithography
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László Moholy-Nagy
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Art and Technology, Assemblage
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Bauhaus

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