Joost Schmidt Bauhaus Exhibition Poster 1923

Joost schmidt bauhaus exhibition poster 1923.
Joost schmidt bauhaus exhibition poster 1923. Poster of the exhibition of the bauhaus in weimar in 1923 by joost schmidt. It already shows characteristic features of the new typography. Joost schmidt produced this poster designed for a competition as a cross comprised of circles and squares. That same year schmidt married the bauhaus student helene nonné.
Poster for the 1923 bauhaus exhibition in weimar author. Joost schmidt poster for the bauhaus exhibition in weimar 1923 bauhaus archiv berlin. At the top left the round bauhaus logo by oskar schlemmer forms the head of the geometric figure. The proposal for the competition required the use of this logo as well as the.
The cross is placed diagonally and includes the bauhaus logo designed by oskar schlemmer. Free delivery on eligible orders. In figure 1 you can see that schmidt used only geometrical shapes the poster is set in the form of a cross made up of circles and squares mainly consisting of rectangles and circles. Joost schmidt designed the poster for the first exhibition of the bauhaus s work in 1923.
Text the diagonally placed cross incorporates the bauhaus signet bauhaus logo designed by oskar schlemmer the use of which was required in the proposal alongside information about the event date and venue. At the bauhaus dessau joost taught calligraphy for the preliminary course 1925 1932 and directed the sculpture workshop 1928 1930 and the advertising typography and printing workshop and the affiliated photography department 1928 1932. Joost schmidt s poster for the 1923 bauhaus exhibition in weimar. From then on typography began to play a decisive role in the bauhaus s publicity work and in the development of an unmistakable look for.
Buy vintage bauhaus the 1923 weimar exhibition by joost schmidt 250gsm gloss art card a3 reproduction poster at amazon uk. Diagonally arranged bars and circular shapes are combined with text in various typefaces. The exhibition poster was designed by joost schmidt 1893 1948 a talented sculpture student who went on to become a bauhaus teacher and head of the printing and advertising workshop. The first bauhaus exhibition in weimar was held from july through september 1923.
