Minimalism, cubic forms and right angles: fifteen students from the University of Oldenburg were inspired by the works of various Bauhaus artists. Their project work is now on display at the State Museum of Art and Cultural History.
The influence of the Bauhaus on modern art, architecture and design trends continues to this day. In Tel Aviv, there is even an entire neighbourhood, the "White City", which was influenced by the Bauhaus style. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus art school, students have now created their own works.
The project was led by lecturer Natascha Kaßner from the Institute of Art and Visual Culture. The young artists were inspired in part by the exhibition "Between Utopias and Adaptation - The Bauhaus in Oldenburg", which was presented to them in advance by the Oldenburg State Museum. They were free to choose whether they wanted to draw, paint, create objects or take photographs.
The students created numerous works from a variety of materials. Walter Gropius' Konsum building was the model for Lilli Bruns' painting, for example. Lea May made chess pieces using the plaster casting technique. They are inspired by Josef Hartwig's chess set and the figures from Oskar Schlemmer's Triadic Ballet. Svetlana Bondarenko in turn welded metal rods together to form a sculpture consisting of a continuous winding line.
The exhibition "BILDER & BAUTEN - Studierende interpretieren das Bauhaus" can be seen from 27 April to 4 August in the Schlossatelier of the State Museum of Art and Cultural History (Schlossplatz 1, 26122 Oldenburg).
