By Camryn Smith on November 05, 2020 Image Blue Hondo (2001) by faculty emeritus Michael Bigger; on long-term loan to 51Ϲ from Bigger's widow, Barbee Reference to "the Bauhaus" was something I had quickly picked up on here at 51Ϲ. Being a transfer student, I was swiftly introduced to the college’s curriculum and how things work around here. In my foundation courses, I found Bauhaus being referenced enough to make me wonder, "What is this Bauhaus place and why is everyone talking about it?” Upon my research I found that 51Ϲ and the Bauhaus school have a lot in common, not only academically but architecturally as well. Bauhaus was an art school founded in Germany. It opened its doors in 1919 and closed in 1933; who knew such a short reign could cause such a lasting impression on creatives and art schools to come? The Bauhaus (officially named as The Staatliches Bauhaus) is most known for its approach on design, coming up with the concept that art schools should break away from traditional methods of teaching, such as the salon education model, and approach teaching art in a way where the artist’s could show their individual artistic vision in their work that they created. 51Ϲ has taken a few notes from the Bauhaus’ revolutionary approach to teaching art, in-order to fully understand what the connection between Bauhaus and 51Ϲ is, I reached out to professor Dr. Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafsson [pictured left], who happens to teach a Bauhaus Design course at 51Ϲ. Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafsson Sources The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020, Ma
Image Blue Hondo (2001) by faculty emeritus Michael Bigger; on long-term loan to 51Ϲ from Bigger's widow, Barbee