Bauhaus

Bauhaus

Bauhaus was essentially an art school located in Germany, founded in 1919 by a man known as Walter Groupius. His idea was to create an environment were all arts would be combined and collectively creating work together. Primarily teaching the principles of Modernism, Groupius aimed to teach the students a style which could be reflected in all forms of the arts; pushing forward Sullivan's 'Form follows Function'. This revolves around the idea of the design of a structure, whether that be a building or art subjects, should reflect its functionality; it was deemed unnecessary to decorate a functional object. 

Bauhaus was attempting, with success, to avoid art losing its place in society; via uniting art and manufacturing. Modernism was a very good source for influence when trying to keep the art world up to date with the fluctuating culture and society views. After WWI had concluded, the consumerist society was born, and so the demand for material goods increased dramatically providing an opportunity for Bauhaus to promote the arts and raise up back into society's main front. They understood the relationship between society and its technology and attempted to unite them, allowing the products Bauhaus had created to be mass produced and available for the consumerist society.