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The Recognition of Space in László Moholy-Nagy's Paintings

라즐로 모홀리-나기의 회화에 나타난 공간 인식에 관한 고찰

  • Lee, Do Eun (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Sunchon National University) ;
  • Song, Sung Wook (School of Architecture, Sunchon National University)
  • Received : 2022.08.01
  • Accepted : 2022.12.13
  • Published : 2023.01.30
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Abstract

In the early 20th century, the Hungarian artist László Moholy-Nagy was regarded as an avant-garde artist who sought to combine science and art in the midst of a rapidly evolving technological civilization that crossed various artistic realms. As a Bauhaus educator, he also attempted to incorporate his ideas into an architectural space with his signature book entitled From Materials to Architecture that showcased his clear orientation towards architecture and space. This study examines the methodology of spatial expression in the paintings he worked on throughout his life by period, among his other artistic activities. The analysis of his paintings up to the 1920s focused on the modernization of Europe in the early 20th century and the changes in style under the influence of avant-garde art history; whereas the spatial representations of his late paintings after the 1930s, lacked prior research, were analyzed through the correlation between the use of new industrial materials and his multidisciplinary artwork activities. The significance of this research is to figure out the process of change in formative expression intended by László Moholy-Nagy's paintings that induce a spatial experience beyond the two-dimensional art work and examine his essential ideas towards the perception of architectural space.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 순천대학교 교연비 사업에 의하여 수행되었음.

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