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Constructivism: The Intersection of Art and Industry in the Avant-Garde Movement

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Deeply intertwined with social, political, and industrial themes, Constructivism’s innovative methods and socially engaged philosophy broke down barriers between art and life, as it sought to create a better society through art. Vladimir Tatlin – Exhibition Poster, 1920. I affirmed: it’s all over. Basic colors.

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Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon

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He studied and then taught at the Bauhaus School , revolutionizing fine arts, craft, and industrial design. Breuer s Bauhaus Beginnings: A New Vision for Design The Bauhaus was an influential avant-garde school of design, architecture and applied arts that was founded in Germany in 1919 by Walter Gropius.

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Textile Art & Racial Identity

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Textile has been a rich and important cultural tradition with a long history throughout different regions and peoples of Africa, with many distinctive styles and techniques. The fabrication of textiles by African Americans, particularly quiltmaking, is inexplicably tied with slavery. Beadwork is common in Eastern and Southern Africa.

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Anni Albers: Weaving Modernism into Art and Design

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Celebrated as one of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century, Anni Albers redefined the possibilities of weaving and elevated it to a fine art. Transcending the narrow confines of a functional craft, Anni Albers transformed weaving into a fine art by incorporating modernist aesthetics and artisanal tradition.

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Masters of the Bauhaus: Shaping Modernism’s Legacy

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Discovering the Bauhaus Gropius’s idea was to bridge the gap between craftsmanship and the fine arts, and the Bauhaus taught students both theory and applied crafts, so that pupils were capable of creating objects that were both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Walter Gropius, photographed by Julius Kurt.