László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian-born painter, photographer, theorist, typographer, sculptor, film-maker and professor at the Bauhaus school. Moholy-Nagy worked across many different mediums, experimenting throughout his career in the arts. He was an advocate of bringing new technology and industry into the arts, often integrating this into his own work. He created some new innovations, including experimentation with camera-less photography (photograms).
Not only this, but he experimented with light, motion and transparency throughout his work - he was at the 'forefront of abstraction'. László was heavily influenced by constructivist, which influenced his abstract canvases. When Moholy-Nagy became a professor at the Bauhaus, he introduced much more experimentation and introduced new technologies. Not only this, but he experimented much more with photography, especially photograms. |
László Moholy-Nagy's work
Subject Matter & Composition
Moholy Nagy's subject matter was very wide ranging. Many of his constructivist inspired canvases were completely abstracted,whilst some of his collage compositions mixed different shapes, figures and text. Many of his photographs focus on small figures against interesting lines and shapes. Many of his photographs also show unusual compositions of shapes and light. His photograms often focus on various objects placed on top of one another, with some recognisable objects, but overall abstracted compositions. Many of his compositions (both in photography and paint) often feature criss-crossing diagonals and angular shapes; overall, Moholy-Nagy looked for 'new experiences of space' in his works.
Moholy Nagy's subject matter was very wide ranging. Many of his constructivist inspired canvases were completely abstracted,whilst some of his collage compositions mixed different shapes, figures and text. Many of his photographs focus on small figures against interesting lines and shapes. Many of his photographs also show unusual compositions of shapes and light. His photograms often focus on various objects placed on top of one another, with some recognisable objects, but overall abstracted compositions. Many of his compositions (both in photography and paint) often feature criss-crossing diagonals and angular shapes; overall, Moholy-Nagy looked for 'new experiences of space' in his works.