The Bauhaus movement reflected an energetic effort in the West to come to grips culturally and artistically with the ubiquitous physical existence and the overwhelming social impact of the Industrial Age.

Born out of the cultural momentum of the mid-19th Century British Arts and Crafts movement, the Bauhaus School was established in Weimar, Germany in 1919 – and “marked the beginning of Modernism.” Focusing on basic geometric shapes, primary colors, and early 20th Century industrial materials, the Bauhaus represented a rejection of classicism and traditional expressions of beauty and meaning. The Bauhaus eventually came under the scrutiny of the Third Reich and was closed by the Nazi Party in 1933. The impact on artistic expression, architecture, and the modern aesthetic, however, endured, and the Bauhaus style continues to influence art and design well into the 21st Century.

These three compositions of shapes and colors represent core Bauhaus principles in a 3-panel triptych that begins on the left (Blue) with an almost organic feel, becomes more coherent in the middle (Red), and finally comes to rest in its most organized form (yellow).

These Bauhaus-style panels express visual relationships and a progression toward coherence. The continued human struggle from chaos to order? You can decide.
In the end, the Bauhaus style can simply be cool to look at.