Bauhaus Graphic Novel

Valentina Grande, Sergio Varbella

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English

Prestel
05 April 2022

Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; Graphic novels

The 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.

The novel is divided into three chapters that trace the evolution of the Bauhaus, as its centre 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.

AUTHOR: Valentina Grande has written the texts of graphic novels about the lives of J. D. Salinger and Raymond Carver.

Sergio Varbella is a graphic designer and illustrator. He contributed the illustrations to the graphic novel Little Women, a reimagining of Alcott's novel.

128 colour illustrations

By: Valentina Grande
Illustrated by: Sergio Varbella
Imprint: Prestel
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 601g
ISBN: 9783791388571
ISBN 10: 3791388576
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 05 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Valentina Grande has written the texts of graphic novels about the lives of J. D. Salinger and Raymond Carver. Sergio Varbella is a graphic designer and illustrator. He contributed the illustrations to the graphic novel Little Women, a reimagining of Alcott’s novel.

Reviews for Bauhaus Graphic Novel

... 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. Publishers Weekly