Monday 13 May 2013

László Moholy-Nagy


Staatliches Bauhaus was a school that brought crafts and fine arts together, based in Germany in the 19th century. It was well known for the particular design perspective that it taught and advertised. László Moholy-Nagy was not only a painter and photographer, but also a professor in the Bauhaus school. His work consisted of black and white photography including photograms. Nagy’s work is very pleasing to the eye and quite aesthetic because of the compositions within each image. Photographs and photograms produced by him are intriguingly framed within the image. The framing of each print is well-composed and not only does it give out the impression of things falling, but it also shows movement and contrast between the objects photographed. The lack of colour in these two images also makes them quite mysterious and therefore, makes it harder to reveal what each image is about. This then challenges the viewer to interpret each image in his or her own way with no set idea or message behind each artwork. Relating this to graphic design is quite difficult at times, but potentially, it is very inspiring as composition is extremely important when designing a piece of visual communication. 

László Moholy-Nagy - Unknown, 19th century

László Moholy-Nagy - Unknown, 19th century

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