Today we went to the Bauhaus. Our walk there was absolutely magical. We went through the park and because it is Autumn, you get these spectacular speckles of colour. It's both cold and fiery. The park has rivers and bridges and statues, an endless variety of beauty. The Bauhaus tour itself was a little boring. Although i did like some things, there is a a chandelier made of a transparent material in the shape of small arrows for example. It looked like a blanket of glass arrows, the blanket is attached with strings that fluctuate so the chandelier moves. The tourguide also said a few interesting things like form follows function. The face of product and architectural design is in the processes of changing again with current environmental and social crises.
After the Bauhaus a friend and I went to the German National History Museum to do research for my essay. I'm planning on writing a comparative essay on how masculinity is represented in a modern day German advertisement and a WW1 German propaganda poster. The National History Museum has a large poster collection, primarily on the wars and inter war periods after 1914. I enjoyed the exhibit but unfortunately I wasn't allowed to take any pictures and because I take most of my notes via my phone, I couldn't make those either. Additionally the gift shop didn't sell any books, posters, or post cards of German propaganda so most of the pictures that I have to use will be from the internet. I was able to experience it though, and thanks to the pre WW1 history exhibition, I understand German culture better, which will be valuable towards analyzing the posters.
After the museum, Veronica and I made our way to the Mayer Peace Gallery. The shop displayed and sold gorgeous clothing that is both culturally rich and almost theatrical. The Designer of the collection used to do costume design, is interested in cultures and has formed an obsession with meditation according to the shop manager who works with the designer. She told us that Mayer formed connections with people, like women that she has met in India and Italy that have helped her make clothes. She personally got to know all of them. The shop manager was more than happy to talk to us about the clothes. Many of the garments have a history. Some jackets were made from old military jackets worn by men and were form fited onto the mannequin then sewed, but nothing was cut. Other garments were made from potato sacks, old sari's and some were high end fabrics. I found that the jackets looked like a Victorian blazer, and this other garment looks like the male, Indian formal ware. You can really see her cultural obsessions through her work, such as the roman patterns on the arms of these jackets that were found in Roman baths, and the embroidery on another jacket inspired from Japanese Kimonos. So much love, uniqueness and history revolves around her work. She even donates part of her profit to various organizations. I found it really amazing how a small boutique shop with clothes made from things like potato bags, and donates money to charity is still so high end. Her shop is also rather theatrical, bits of her likes and personality are seen in the decor.
After the Bauhaus a friend and I went to the German National History Museum to do research for my essay. I'm planning on writing a comparative essay on how masculinity is represented in a modern day German advertisement and a WW1 German propaganda poster. The National History Museum has a large poster collection, primarily on the wars and inter war periods after 1914. I enjoyed the exhibit but unfortunately I wasn't allowed to take any pictures and because I take most of my notes via my phone, I couldn't make those either. Additionally the gift shop didn't sell any books, posters, or post cards of German propaganda so most of the pictures that I have to use will be from the internet. I was able to experience it though, and thanks to the pre WW1 history exhibition, I understand German culture better, which will be valuable towards analyzing the posters.
After the museum, Veronica and I made our way to the Mayer Peace Gallery. The shop displayed and sold gorgeous clothing that is both culturally rich and almost theatrical. The Designer of the collection used to do costume design, is interested in cultures and has formed an obsession with meditation according to the shop manager who works with the designer. She told us that Mayer formed connections with people, like women that she has met in India and Italy that have helped her make clothes. She personally got to know all of them. The shop manager was more than happy to talk to us about the clothes. Many of the garments have a history. Some jackets were made from old military jackets worn by men and were form fited onto the mannequin then sewed, but nothing was cut. Other garments were made from potato sacks, old sari's and some were high end fabrics. I found that the jackets looked like a Victorian blazer, and this other garment looks like the male, Indian formal ware. You can really see her cultural obsessions through her work, such as the roman patterns on the arms of these jackets that were found in Roman baths, and the embroidery on another jacket inspired from Japanese Kimonos. So much love, uniqueness and history revolves around her work. She even donates part of her profit to various organizations. I found it really amazing how a small boutique shop with clothes made from things like potato bags, and donates money to charity is still so high end. Her shop is also rather theatrical, bits of her likes and personality are seen in the decor.