The document provides information about the Bauhaus art movement founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany. It discusses that the Bauhaus aimed to unite art and craftsmanship in the face of increasing industrialization and mass production which was reducing art's purpose in society. The Bauhaus taught students to design objects, buildings, and more that met the practical needs of the modern world using craftsmanship and creativity in response to its decline with the rise of factories and technological manufacturing. It sought to ensure the survival of beautiful craftsmanship and rejuvenate design through uniting creativity and manufacturing.

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20TH CENTURY HISTORY

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elements and history of
particular art movements
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the Bauhaus
movement was
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beliefs and world views
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connection between
their beliefs and their
cultural products

3. Learning intention
To understand the
elements and history of
particular art
movements
LEARNING
INTENTIONS AND
SUCCESS CRITERIA
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WWBAT identity
different art movements
WWBAT describe their
beliefs and world views
WWBAT explain the
connection between
their beliefs and world
views and their cultural
product
Bauhaus: Introduction
• The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 in the city of Weimar
by German architect Walter Gropius (1883–1969).
• The Bauhaus saw the rapid increase in technological
development as removing the soul from manufacturing
and reducing art’s purpose in society.
• Its aim had been to bring artists and craftspeople together
to ensure the survival of beautiful craftsmanship in the
face of mechanized labour and mass production.

4. Learning intention
To understand the
elements and history of
particular art
movements
LEARNING
INTENTIONS AND
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Success Criteria
WWBAT identity
different art movements
WWBAT describe their
beliefs and world views
WWBAT explain the
connection between
their beliefs and world
views and their cultural
product
Bauhaus: Historical Context
• Prior to the 20th century most things (like furniture and
other everyday items) were still made by hand and by
craftspeople
• With the Industrial revolution and the spread of factories
across Europe the way things were made changed
radically
• Production lines and mass production became
increasingly common and the idea of craftspersonship
was at risk of decline.

5. Learning intention
To understand the
elements and history of
particular art
movements
LEARNING
INTENTIONS AND
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Success Criteria
WWBAT identity
different art movements
WWBAT describe their
beliefs and world views
WWBAT explain the
connection between
their beliefs and world
views and their cultural
product
Bauhaus: history
• The Architect Walter Gropius was worried about the
decline of craftspersonship in the face of industrialised
production of everyday things
• Gropius believed that creativity and manufacturing were
drifting apart, he founded the Bauhaus with the aim to
unite them once again, rejuvenating design for everyday
life.
• The Bauhaus was a design school where students were
taught to create objects/design/buildings in a way met the
practical necessity of the modern world but used craft and
works personship that had been lost in the rise of
technological manufacturing.