After researching Albers and Colour theory, I noticed a direct link between the colours and shapes in my work and in bauhaus inspired textiles or drawings. It has inspired me to continue to use and use only primary bright colours (initially taken from SADACC).
The Bauhaus movement began in 1919 when there was an idea of bridging the gap between art and industry by incorporating crafts and arts. Walter Gropius stated that all crafts, including art, architecture and geometric design, should be combined and mass-produced. Gropius argued that architecture and design should reflect the new chapter in history, post World War I.
The Bauhaus movement is distinguished by economic sensibility, simplicity and a priority on mass production. Bauhaus is an inversion of the German phrase “hausbau,” which means building house or house construction. Although Bauhaus was originally the era of mass production, I will take only the colour and geometric patterns from the movement. I will not take the mass production idea as I want there to be a certain irony and juxtaposition in my work. Whilst at SADACC I noticed the textiles were one of a kind and unique so I will take this and combine the two to create something interesting and distinctive.
