Emergence of Modernism

Emergence of Modernism

• Clarity and force to achieve movement
• De Stijl was the Dutch artists, sculptors, architects, and designers
  • Means the style
  • Expresses harmony and order
  • Abstraction and universality by reduction of essentials of form and color
  • Used primary colors and black and white
   

People

Frank Llyod Wright

• Known for his use of Horizontal lines
• Non-historical design
• Original design
• Organic Design
• He created structures that complimented the landscape.
• Japanese inspired designer
• First major modern architect. Organic Architecture
• His international career was kicked off by his work in the Imperial Hotel.
• Known for Robie House
• Known for 5757 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL
• Known for Unity Temple (875 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL) which is his only surviving public building from his prairie style
• The Rookery (209 South LaSalle St. Chicago, IL)
• Winslow House in River Forest, IL
• Hickox house in Kankakee, IL was a prairie form house
• Known for Larkin Compnay in Buffalo NY which included innovations such as air conditioning, stained glass windows, built-in desk furniture and suspended toilet bowls
• Known for Avery Coonley which featured the first custom carpet scheme

Walter Gropius

• Known for his lack of ornamentation, functional, industrial feel
• Known for the Bauhaus
  • Bauhaus emerged fine art and applied art
  • It was forced to close is 1933 due to the war
  • Main teachers were Marcel Breuer and Wassily Kandisky

Marcel Breuer

• Created the Cesca chair
• Created the Wassily chair

Wassily Kandisky

• Artist

Miles Van Der Rohe

• His motto was “Less is more”
• Known for the Barcelona Exhibition of 1929
  • Bareclona Exhibition used steel and concrete

• Known for the Tugendhat house in the Czech Republic
• Relocated to America in 1937
• One of the founders of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
  • He was the head of the architectural program

• Known for the Farnsworth house in Plano, Illinois
• Known for the Barsolona chair and stool
• Known for the Brno chair

Gerrit Rietveld

• Known for the Schroder house in the Netherlands
• Known for the Z chair

I read Paige's blog, I really liked all the information she wrote on the period. She also wrote a lot of information on current applications of the period. She had a section on Frank Lloyd Wright that was very informational.

I also read Rose's blog. I liked how many pictures she had I also liked how she included a picture of the emergence of modernism in fashion. It was a good idea to tie the two together.

Current Applications

Deutscher Werkbund Movement

The deutscher werkbund movement was founded in Munich, Germany. It also affected Vienna, Austria and Berlin, Germany. Herman Muthesius was the founder. The goal of the movement was to produce the highest quality of mass production. The movement also strived to collaborate design teams and product manufacturers. Joseph Hoffman established the Vienna workshop. He also made the Morris chair, armloffel chair, kubus chair, palais stoclet chair, haus roller chair, club chair, circular fledermaus table, and the Koloman Moser. He worked on furniture, textiles and interiors. Gustav Klimt was very predominant in the Vienna period. He believed that there should be a union between art and design. He used fold paint often for dramatic effect. Otto Wagner was from Austria and he designed furniture to match his architecture. He was responsible for the Austrian Postal Savings Bank, and the postal savings bank armchair. He is also responsible for the Adolf loof.

 These chairs are an example of chairs that are used in the Deutscher Werkbund Movement.

This table and chair set has the characteristics of the Deutscher Werkbund Movement style of furniture.

 This is a modern application of the Deutscher Werkbund Movement. The curved furniture and geometric surroundings are a signature of the style. The picture on the wall is also very characteristic of the style.

 The geometric style of this room is a modern application of the movement.

 

I looked at Sammy's blog. I really like how detailed it was. She used a lot of pictures and described the people involved too.

I also looked at Rachael's blog. I like how she described in detail all of the pictures she posted.

http://vimeo.com/85705253 I found this video which shows details of the Vienna Secession building which was built by Joseph Olbrich in 1898.