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Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design
T´ai Smith
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: AC; AK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
The Bauhaus school in Germany has long been understood through the writings of its founding director, Walter Gropius, and well-known artists who taught there such as Wassily Kandinsky and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Far less recognized are texts by women in the school's weaving workshop. In Bauhaus Weaving Theory, T'ai Smith uncovers new significance in the work the Bauhaus weavers did as writers. From colorful, expressionist tapestries to the invention of soundproofing and light-reflective fabric, the workshop's innovative creations influenced a modernist theory of weaving. In the first careful examination of the writings of Bauhaus weavers, including Anni ... Read more
The Bauhaus school in Germany has long been understood through the writings of its founding director, Walter Gropius, and well-known artists who taught there such as Wassily Kandinsky and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Far less recognized are texts by women in the school's weaving workshop. In Bauhaus Weaving Theory, T'ai Smith uncovers new significance in the work the Bauhaus weavers did as writers. From colorful, expressionist tapestries to the invention of soundproofing and light-reflective fabric, the workshop's innovative creations influenced a modernist theory of weaving. In the first careful examination of the writings of Bauhaus weavers, including Anni ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816687244
SKU
V9780816687244
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About T´ai Smith
T'ai Smith is assistant professor in the department of art history, visual art, and theory at the University of British Columbia.
Reviews for Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design
Smith's account yields important insights for the history of modernism as well as the art world's current fascination with textiles and fiber art. A welcome resource for any scholar of modernism and a crucial lens on contemporary textile art. -Art Papers This book of theoretical essays uncovers a rarely spotlighted yet deeply significant creative process ... Read more