ANNETTE: Hello friends! Â Recently I have been drawn to the Bauhaus style. Â Bauhaus was an art/architecture/design movement around 1920’s-1930’s in Germany but its effects are still seen and recognized in todays world.
The Bauhaus style allows me to boil art down to art in one of its most simplest forms: geometric shapes, primary colors, and composition. Â In my artworks, I obsess over intricate details, transitional colors and a strong message. Â The Bauhaus style lets me let go these obsessions and play with effective simplicity.
Interestingly enough, when illustrating in Bauhaus style, I find myself challenged artistically. How can I be most effective with color use, shapes and composition with these constraints? Â Even posting these incomplete designs is straining on me mentally when I feel I can only release completed artworks that I am proud to share. Â Bauhaus artistically encourages me to not take everything so seriously and to just “go with the flow”.
Details and complexity is not required to be effective. Â How can we bring this idea to not just our art but our lives? Â Think about it, Bauhaus style.
Art and Photography Composition Guides x Bauhaus
