[audiobook] The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture (Temporis) by John Shannon Hendrix at Arts-Photography

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The Bauhaus movement (meaning the ldquo;house of buildingrdquo;) developed in three German cities - it began in Weimar between 1919 and 1925; then continued in Dessau; from 1925 to 1932; and finally ended in 1932-1933 in Berlin. Three leaders presided over the growth of the movement: Walter Gropius; from 1919 to 1928; Hannes Meyer; from 1928 to 1930; and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; from 1930 to 1933. Founded by Gropius in the rather conservative city of Weimar; the new capital of Germany; which had just been defeated by the other European nations in the First World War; the movement became a flamboyant response to this humiliation. Combining new styles in architecture; design; and painting; the Bauhaus aspired to be an expression of a generational utopia; striving to free artists facing a society that remained conservative in spite of the revolutionary efforts of the post-war period.Using the most modern materials; the Bauhaus was born out of the precepts of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement; introducing new forms; inspired by the most ordinary of objects; into everyday life. The shuttering of the center in Berlin by the Nazis in 1933 did not put an end to the movement; since many of its members chose the path of exile and established themselves in the United States. Although they all went in different directions artistically; their work shared the same origin. The most influential among the Bauhaus artists were Anni Albers; Josef Albers; Marianne Brandt; Marcel Breuer; Lyonel Feininger; Ludwig Hilberseimer; Paul Klee; Wassily Kandisky; and Lothar Schreyer. Through a series of beautiful reproductions; this work provides an overview of the Bauhaus era; including the history; influence; and major figures of this revolutionary movement; which turned everyday life into art.