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The Bauhaus movement started just after the First World War and was inspirational in pulling together artists, designers, architects and many other thinkers under one creative roof. ... Gropius announced his intention of starting the Bauhaus as a shamelessly elitist ‘Republic of Intelligence’, and his first step was to enlist the right personalities. ...
Early influences
Gropius was influenced by the example in Britain of William Morris, who had created the Arts & Crafts movement. ...
His utopian ideal failed to inspire the masses, but Morris became a political force in the Socialist movement, preaching that culture should be by and for the people. This became the rallying cry for many new movements and was to be an important part of the Bauhaus foundation.
After the war
The Bauhaus was the first reformed Art School after the First World War to take up teaching in the new Republic of Germany. In many Art Schools it proved virtually impossible to implement any reforms at all and at first sight, the Bauhaus programme was the same as any other school, with pupils studying handicrafts, drawing and sciences.
Approximate Word count = 802
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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