[129598] Sheffield : Millennium Gallery - Pioneers - Jacquard

Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield.

Exhibition.

Pioneers: John Ruskin, William Morris and the Bauhaus.

Thu 19 October 2023 - Sun 21 January 2024.

 

Wall Hanging 'Jacquard'.

Gunta Stölzl (1897-1983).

Reweave by Katharina Jebsen (b1982).

Textile, 2019-20.

 

Gunta Stölzl (1897-1983) was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school's weaving workshop, where she created enormous change as it transitioned from individual pictorial works to modern industrial designs. She was one of a small number of female teachers on the Bauhaus' staff and the first to hold the title of "Master".

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John Ruskin, William Morris and the students and masters of the Bauhaus shaped our understanding of art and design. They were united by a common belief – that design and making can improve everyday life.

 

During its early years, the groundbreaking German art school championed the ideas of Ruskin, the Victorian artist and writer, and Morris, the celebrated designer and craftsman. Each shared principles of making, community and excellent design for all – before shifting its focus to embrace mass production, handcraft was a central pillar of the formative Bauhaus philosophy.

 

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