László Moholy-Nagy
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Hungarian, 1895–1946
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Notable Works
A new media innovator and devotee throughout his artistic career, László Moholy-Nagy worked in a staggering array of mediums, including film, typography, sculpture, graphic and stage design, photography, painting, and writing. Moholy-Nagy was a pivotal member of the Bauhaus school, where he authored several influential design books and was a proponent of integrating art and technology. With his photograms, such as Photogram with Eiffel Tower (1925-1929), Moholy-Nagy experimented with the abstract potential of a traditionally documentary medium. The artist’s photography was also distinguished by its abstract qualities achieved through his bold experimentation with perspective. Among Moholy-Nagy’s three-dimensional works, the best known is Light Prop for an Electric Stage (1930), a mechanical sculpture that used light as a material and cast shifting shadows on the walls around it.
Notable Works
A new media innovator and devotee throughout his artistic career, László Moholy-Nagy worked in a staggering array of mediums, including film, typography, sculpture, graphic and stage design, photography, painting, and writing. Moholy-Nagy was a pivotal member of the Bauhaus school, where he authored several influential design books and was a proponent of integrating art and technology. With his photograms, such as Photogram with Eiffel Tower (1925-1929), Moholy-Nagy experimented with the abstract potential of a traditionally documentary medium. The artist’s photography was also distinguished by its abstract qualities achieved through his bold experimentation with perspective. Among Moholy-Nagy’s three-dimensional works, the best known is Light Prop for an Electric Stage (1930), a mechanical sculpture that used light as a material and cast shifting shadows on the walls around it.
![The Bauhaus](http://web.archive.org./web/20210307123931im_/https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=fill&width=120&height=80&quality=80&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FSRW7eb3GxnwFPPSIwmH1pw%252Fcustom-Custom_Size___joost-schmidt-plakat-zur-bauhaus-asstellung-in-weimar-1923-1923%2Bcopy.jpg)
![The Women of the Bauhaus School](http://web.archive.org./web/20210307123931im_/https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=fill&width=120&height=80&quality=80&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FtQW5XBK0O_tlOsHWGKAcxw%252Fbauhaus%2Bthumbnail.jpg)
![The Influence of the Bauhaus Is Alive in Your Living Room](http://web.archive.org./web/20210307123931im_/https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=fill&width=120&height=80&quality=80&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FzGTHHQjfscKy3Im0iyrQYg%252Fau.jpg)