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This 3 page report discusses the famous German school of design that has been broadly defined as "Bauhaus" encompassed architecture, graphic arts, industrial design, and theater set design. This paper addresses the role of "craft" in the Bauhaus. Bibliography lists only one source.
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radical departure from the artistic norm of a specific period, the Bauhaus movement was viewed by some as innovative and by others as insidious and damaging. It seemed to encapsulate
the modernism of the opening years of the 20th century and, in the process, threatened traditionalism in art. Therefore, it was thought of as dangerously suspect. Obviously, and over the
past century, the Bauhaus has obviously proven itself to have had a meaningful and influential impact in the design elements of the modern world. The Role of Craft in
the "Art" Movement The Bauhaus "movement" is often referred to as the Bauhaus "arts and crafts movement." Its "founder" or, at least, the person whose work
exemplified and essentially served as the founder of the Bauhaus movement was the German architect Walter Gropius. For Gropius, the merger between the art academy and the arts and crafts
schools of the time was a logical extension of the "modern" art world of 1919. Ultimately, the Bauhaus was founded on a century earlier philosophies of the 19th century British
designer, William Morris. Morriss belief that art and craft should serve and support the larger needs of society was also predicated in his belief that a distinction between "art" and
"craft" was essentially counterproductive. Therefore, art had to be considered in terms of its applicability in the modern and increasingly industrialized world through its demonstration as being meaningful in both
aesthetics and engineering. In other words, Bauhaus demanded that art and design be undeniably practical. Practicality serves as the key point in terms of how "craft" entered the Bauhaus
"arts and crafts" movement. Practicality could be seen in the ways in which craft actually superceded art because it represented that practicality rather than the influence of "art." It is
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