Bauhaus (Graphic Novel)

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The main character of this extraordinary graphic novel is not a person but an idea - the school of Bauhaus, which arose in the wake of World War I, and emerged as the fundamental reference point for virtually every avant-garde artistic movement that followed. Visually arresting illustrations and engaging texts place the novel' s protagonist squarely in the middle of the twentieth-century debate on the relationship between technology and culture. The novel is divided into three chapters that trace the evolution of the Bauhaus, as its centre moved across Germany - from Weimar to Dessau to Berlin - and as its philosophy responded to this economically, politically and intellectually highly charged era in Europe. Sergio Varbella' s inventive drawings bring to life the theories of founder Walter Gropius, as well as the basic design ideals of unity and equity. Valentina Grande' s thoughtful texts highlight crucial moments within the movement' s history and in the lives of principal figures such as Klee, Kandinsky, Albers, and Mies van der Rohe. The perfect introduction to a radical but highly influential chapter in the history of design, this novel shows how the Bauhaus school broke down barriers and built up ideals that are still applied today. AUTHOR: Valentina Grande has written the texts of graphic novels about the lives of J. D. Salinger and Raymond Carver. Sergio Varbella is a graphic designer and illustrator. He contributed the illustrations to the graphic novel Little Women, a reimagining of Alcott' s novel. 128 colour illustrations