Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school.
In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the workshop of sculpture. His most famous work is Triadisches Ballett, which saw costumed actors transformed into geometrical representations of the human body in what he described as a "party of form and colour".
In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the workshop of sculpture. His most famous work is Triadisches Ballett, which saw costumed actors transformed into geometrical representations of the human body in what he described as a "party of form and colour".
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Oskar Schlemmer - Three figures With Furniture-Like Forms, 1929
“In the face of the economic plight, it is our task to become pioneers of simplicity, that is, to find a simple form for all of life's necessities, which is at the same time respectable and genuine.”
Oskar Schlemmer
Sep 4, 1888 - Apr 13, 1943