I really enjoyed how this exhibition displayed the artifacts in a variety of themes ranging from National Identity and Political Works to Modern furniture and entire blueprints for future cities/metropolis'. This arrangement really helped me get a feel of how the people living in this period viewed the world at the time. It was interesting to realize that the attitudes that the artisans felt about the rapidly advancing environment are reflected in the artworks. Some people embraced new modern aesthetics while others clung on to their love for ornament and embellishments. The most interesting pieces, to me at least, were the ones that combined both modern design principles with historical ornamentation; some examples are:
Wilhem Hunt Diedrich's "
Candlestand" and
Carl Melmsten's "
Chest".
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Candlestand, c.1925
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich |
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Chest, c.1925
Carl Malmsten |
Although I did thoroughly enjoy the minimalism and "form over function" aspects of the bauhaus furniture and housewares, the ornate and intricately embellished furniture informed me a bit more for our current unit Ornament and Pattern. Ornament completely adorn these furniture pieces and they are fully functional. These ornamentations not only serve as decoration but also incorporate motifs like the "Folding chair" piece and narratives like the "Stained glass window". The patterns on "Sideboard" by Thomas Jeckyll showed me more examples of enclosed ornaments and how they look on wooden furniture.
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Folding chair, c.1905
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| Stained glass window, c. 1930 |
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