{"product_id":"bauhaus-graphic-novel","title":"Bauhaus Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Valentina Grande \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrated by Sergio Varbella  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“ . . . a philosophical love letter to the Bauhaus school of design . . . it’s easy to appreciate Varbella’s striking artwork, with each page designed in the Bauhaus style to combine bold, evocative visuals with legibility and clarity of information . . . an erudite celebration of one of the most influential movements in modern art and architecture.”—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe main character of this extraordinary graphic novel is not a person but an idea—the school of Bauhaus, which arose in the wake of World War I, and emerged as the fundamental reference point for virtually every avant-garde artistic movement that followed. Visually arresting illustrations and engaging texts place the novel’s protagonist squarely in the middle of the twentieth-century debate on the relationship between technology and culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe novel is divided into three chapters that trace the evolution of the Bauhaus, as its center moved across Germany—from Weimar to Dessau to Berlin—and as its philosophy responded to this economically, politically and intellectually highly charged era in Europe. Sergio Varbella’s inventive drawings bring to life the theories of founder Walter Gropius, as well as the basic design ideals of unity and equity. Valentina Grande’s thoughtful texts highlight crucial moments within the movement’s history and in the lives of principal figures such as Klee, Kandinsky, Albers, and Mies van der Rohe. The perfect introduction to a radical but highly influential chapter in the history of design, this novel shows how the Bauhaus school broke down barriers and built up ideals that are still applied today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available in German \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.neuegalerie.org\/products\/bauhaus-die-illustrierte-geschichte?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=9fefc2b18\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrestel, 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6.75 x 9.5 inches\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9783791388571\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGraphic Novel, Design, Bauhaus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42537586229416,"sku":"9783791388571","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Bauhaus_Graphic_Novel_By_Valentina_Grande_and_Sergio_Varbella.jpg?v=1658421153","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/bauhaus-graphic-novel","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}