Josef Albers and Winsor & Newton
" Offering courses in painting, graphics, theatre and stage design, the Bauhaus concept was to combine art, craft and technology: industrial design was taught alongside painting and both were to be at the service of society. According to Bauhaus director, architect Walter Gropius, ‘the artist should be trained to work with industry.’ Bauhaus was influenced by the Russian movement Constructivism, which sought to make art out of its component parts, these being line, form, colour and shape."
" Offering courses in painting, graphics, theatre and stage design, the Bauhaus concept was to combine art, craft and technology: industrial design was taught alongside painting and both were to be at the service of society. According to Bauhaus director, architect Walter Gropius, ‘the artist should be trained to work with industry.’ Bauhaus was influenced by the Russian movement Constructivism, which sought to make art out of its component parts, these being line, form, colour and shape."
Josef Albers
'Homage to the Square' (1976), Oil on masonite, 24 x 24 inches
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation (1976.1.524)
© 2011 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/
Artists Rights Society, New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany.
