Laszlo Moholy-Nagy1895- 1946

• Born in Hungary• Born July 20, 1895• Died November 24, 1946• Studied law before serving in WW1, where he

was seriously injured.

• After the War he attended art school in Hungary

• He left to go to Berlin in 1920• In 1923, he replaced Johannes Itten as the

instructor for foundation courses at the Bauhaus

• He was very much influenced by Constructivism, and he was an advocate for integrating technology and art

• He was an innovator in the fields of photography, film-making, typography, sculpture, painting, printmaking and industrial design

• He had a huge influence on the students at the Bauhaus, with his unique multimedia teaching style

• In 1929 he resigned from the Bauhaus, and became a freelance designer

• He moved to London after the Nazis came to power in 1933

• While in London he unsuccessfully attempted to form an English Bauhaus

• In 1937 he was invited to become the director of the new Bauhaus in Chicago, which only lasted one year due to lack of funding

• In 1939 he was the founding director of the School of Design in Chicago, which still stands today as the Institute of Design

• He died of Leukaemia on November 24 1946

Influences

El Lissitzky Kazimir Malevich

Works

Untitledc. 1924

Untitledc. 1923

Untitledc. 1922

Works

Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar c. 1919-1925

Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar Rechnungc. 1919-1925

Der Direktor des Staatlichen Bauhauses zu Weimarc. 1923

Works

Head c. 1926 The Boardwalk c. Before 1931

“In photography we must learn to seek not the “picture”, not the aesthetic of tradition but the ideal instrument of expression, the self sufficient vehicle for education” – Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Works

Lightplay: Black/White/Grayc. 1926

Lightplay: Black/White/Grayc. 1926

Works

Double Loop c. 1946

Nickel Constructionc. 1921

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Q1 Suprematisticc. 1923

Yellow Circlec. 1921

Konstruktionen. Kestenermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6)c. 1923

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Compositionc. 1923

Composition No. 2c. 1923-1924

Works

Construction in Enamel 2c. 1923

Composition from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses)c. 1923

Untitled from Konstruktionen. Kestenermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6)c. 1923

Works

Untitled c. 1923 Untitled from Konstruktionen. Kestenermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6)c. 1923

Works

Untitledc. 1923-1925

Space Modulator L3c. 1936

Bauhaus Today

Influence Today

New Isokon ChairMoholy-Nagy

Le Corbusier Style chair

Moholy-Nagy’s Influence

Modern Light Art

Influence on the Bauhaus Movement

Bauhaus Design Today

Wassily Chair - Marcel Breuer 1925 - 1926

“Designers and craftsmen who will make a living by furnishing the community with new ideas and products.” – Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Bauhaus Lamp - Wilhelm Wagenfeld 1924

Bauhaus Design Today

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Credits

• Tom Walls: Biographical Information Research & Presentation• Ben Caundle: Image Sourcing & Referencing, Artwork

Research & Powerpoint Control• Clae Baxter: Research & Moholy-Nagy’s Influence &

Presentation• Tor Robinson: Research on Moholy-Nagy & Bauhaus Influence

& Presentation• Everyone: General Research, Powerpoint Creation &

Referencing

• Moholy-Nagy, L. (1922). Untitled. [Photogram] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Untitled. [Photogram] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1924). Untitled. [Photogram] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Der Direktor des Staatlichen Bauhauses zu Weimar. [Letterpress] Retrieved from

http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1919-1920). Jolan Simon. [Lithographic crayon on paper] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1919-1925). Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar Rechnung. [Letterpress] Retrieved from

http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1919-1925). Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar. [Letterpress] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (Before 1931). The Boardwalk. [Gelatin silver print] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1926). Head. [Gelatin silver print] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1920-1930). "Der Schädel des Negerhäuptlings Makaua" by Rudolf Frank and Georg Lichey.

[Letterpress] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1926). Lightplay: Black/White/Gray. [Gelatin silver print] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1921). Nickel Construction. [Nickel plated iron, welded] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1921). Yellow Circle. [Oil on canvas] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/

• Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923-1925). Untitled. [Photogram] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923-1924). Composition No. 2. [Woodcut] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Composition from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen

Bauhauses). [Lithograph] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Untitled. [Watercolor and pencil on paper] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Construction in Enamel 2. [Porcelain enamel on steel] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Composition. [Linoleum cut] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, l. (1923). Konstruktionen. Kestenermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6). [Lithograph] Retrieved from

http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Untitled from Konstruktionen. Kestenermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6). [Lithograph]

Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Untitled from Konstruktionen. Kestenermappe 6 (Constructions. Kestner Portfolio 6). [Lithograph]

Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1923). Q 1 Suprematistic. [Oil on canvas] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1935-36). The New Isokon Chair. [Letterpress] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1946). Double Loop. [Plexiglass] Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/• • Moholy-Nagy, L. (1946). Space Modulator L3. [Oil on perforated zinc and composition board, with glass-headed pins]

Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/

• Bruer, M. (1925-1926). Wassily Chair. [Chair] Retrieved from http://www.njmodern.com

• Wagenfeld, W. (1924). Bauhaus Lamp. [Lamp] Retrieved from http://www.tecnolumen.com/12/

• Office Chair photo retrieved from http://web.tradekorea.com• Office Cubicles photo retrieved from http://2.bp.blogspot.com• Photography quote: Moholy-Nagy, L. (1970). A New Instrument of Vision. New

York: Praeger Publishers. 36• Influence on the Bauhaus movement quote: Moholy-Nagy, L. (1949). The New

Vision and Abstract of an Artist. New York: Wittenborn, Schultz. 22.• Designer unkown. (year unknown). Le Corbusier Style LC4 Chaise Longue.

[Chair] Retrieved from http://www.bauhausmodern.com/• Jonathan Ive. (2012). Macbook Air. [laptop] Retrieved from http://appledistrict.com/• Architect unknown. (1988). National Bank Tower. [building] Retrieved from

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

• Hyun Ahn, C. (2011) Tunnel IV [cast concrete, lights, mirrors] retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Chul_Hyun_Ahn%2C_%22Tunnel_IV%2C%22_2011_%28two_views%29%2C_cast_concrete%2C_lights%2C_mirrors%2C_ed._of_3%2C_20x40x40_inches.jpg

• Wiegman, D. (1984) Regarded from two sides [light, trash] retrieved from http://dietwiegman.tumblr.com/light%20sculptures

• Villareal, L. (2011) Multiverse [LED nodes] retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Multiverse_-_Leo_Villareal.JPG

• Turrel, J. (1986) Untitled [light] retrieved from http://mth5bt.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/lights-luminescence-and-james-turrell/

• Brandt, M. (1924). Coffee and Tea Set. [Silver and ebony, lid of sugar bowl made of glass] retrieved from http://arthistory.about.com/od/from_exhibitions/ig/bauhaus_1919_1933/bauhaus_moma_09_14.htm

• Brandt, M. (1929) Untitled (with Anna-May Wong). [Photomontage with newspaper clippings, glass, metal and celluloid] retrieved from http://www.icp.org/museum/exhibitions/tempo-tempo-bauhaus-photomontages-marianne-brandt

• Moholy-Nagy, L. (1930) Light Prop for an Electric Stage [Metal] retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/wobbe/304498167/

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• Steler, P., (2008, Summer). “The New Visual Literature”. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy’s Painting, Photography, Film. Grey Room (32), 90.

• Varnelis, K., (1984 - 2005). The Education of the Innocent Eye. Journal of Architectural Education (212)

• Moholy-Nagy, L., Circulo de Bellas Atres, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Haags Gemeentemuseum. (2010), Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: The art of light. Madrid: La Fabrica Editorial.

• Travis, D., Siegel, E., Davis, K. F., Art Institute of Chicago. (2002). Taken by design: photographs from the Institute of Design, 1937 - 1971. Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago in association with the University of Chicago Press.

• King, E. (2004). Taking Credit: Film title sequences, 1955-1965 / 3 Visions in Motion. Retrieved from http://www.typotheque.com/articles/taking_credit_film_title_sequences_1955-1965_3_visions_in_motion

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• MacCarthy, F. (2006, March 18). The Fiery Stimulator. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/mar/18/art.modernism

• Burgoyne, P. (2008, August 7). Constructivism: the ism that just keeps givin'. Retrieved from http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2008/august/constructivism-the-ism-that-just-keeps-givin

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• Brucker, J. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Retrieved from http://www.theartstory.org/artist-moholy-nagy-laszlo.htm• edelhaus. The Bauhaus and It’s Influence on Modern Design. http://edelhaus.hubpages.com/hub/bauhaus

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