THE NEW VISION and ABSTRACT OF AN ARTIST
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: THE NEW VISION and ABSTRACT OF AN ARTIST. New York: Wittenborn, 1946 [The Documents of Modern Art Number 3 series edited by Robert Motherwell]. First edition. Slim quarto. A nearly very good softcover book in printed stiff wrappers: uncoated wrappers are mildly worn and splitting at the spine base front and back. The uncommon and fragile letterpressed first edition. Cover design and typography by Paul Rand. 7.5 x 10 book, with 96 pages and 90 b/w photos highlighting the theoretical teachings of the Bauhaus master by way of Chicago. Photos and diagrams of art, architecture, sculpture, displays, movie sets, furniture, etc. In an early issue of GRAPHIS, Max Bill reviewed Motherwell's Documents of Modern Art series by stating it was the most important series of modern art documents since Gropius and Moholy-Nagy published the Bauhuasbuchers.
An amazing book that expands upon Moholy-NagyÕs 1928 treatsie The New Vision (originally published as Bauhausbuch 14). Moholy's treatsie on modern design was intended to inform laymen and artists about the basic elements of Bauhaus education and the merging of theory and design.
Covers and interior design/typography by Paul Rand. An excellent meeting of two of the giants of 20th Century modernism: remember: Form follows function!
Contents :
- preface by Walter Gropius
- bibliography
- the new vision
- abstract of an artist
- index
Includes work by Alexander Archipenko, Hans Arp, Giacomo Balla, Constantin Brancusi, Le Corbusier, Naum Gabo, Walter Gropius, Nathan Lerner, Pablo Picasso and many others.
Spreads from this volume can be viewed here.
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