Bauhaus preliminary course
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The Bauhaus preliminary course was an innovative foundation program that introduced students to modern design principles through experimental work in materials, form, and color before they specialized in a particular workshop.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bauhaus basic design education | 1 |
| Bauhaus color course | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art and design education program
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foundation course ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vorkurs
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preliminary course ⓘ |
| component |
basic drawing and design tasks
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color theory exercises ⓘ form and composition studies ⓘ material studies ⓘ perceptual training ⓘ spatial construction tasks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Walter Gropius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalApproach |
experiential learning
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learning by doing ⓘ problem-based exercises ⓘ |
| field |
art education
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design education ⓘ modernist design ⓘ |
| focus |
experimental work with materials
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integration of art, craft, and technology ⓘ study of color ⓘ study of form ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| influenced |
basic design education in architecture schools
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foundation courses in art schools worldwide ⓘ modern design pedagogy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arts and Crafts movement
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Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Itten NERFINISHED ⓘ modern industrial production ⓘ |
| location |
Dessau
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Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentWorkType |
abstract reliefs
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color studies and charts GENERATED ⓘ paper constructions GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bauhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pedagogicalInnovation |
abstract exercises independent of traditional representation
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emphasis on individual experimentation ⓘ integration of craft and industrial thinking ⓘ systematic exploration of materials and their properties ⓘ |
| purpose |
to develop basic skills in materials, form, and color
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to introduce students to modern design principles ⓘ to prepare students for specialized Bauhaus workshops ⓘ |
| selectionFunction |
to assess students’ aptitudes for different workshops
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to provide a common foundation for all students ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Dessau Bauhaus
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Weimar Bauhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtBy |
Johannes Itten
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Josef Albers NERFINISHED ⓘ László Moholy-Nagy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Bauhaus color course
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Bauhaus basic design education