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.
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| László Moholy-Nagy - Unknown, 19th century |
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| László Moholy-Nagy - Unknown, 19th century |
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