This poster uses a diagonal division of the surface to create movement and tension - a characteristic feature of the Bauhaus aesthetic. Four colour fields in graduated earth tones (ochre, terracotta, brown and beige) meet in the middle and are intersected by a dominant black line. The striking, vertically stretched lettering "Bauhaus" is orientated towards this line and thus becomes part of the geometric composition itself.
This poster uses a diagonal division of the surface to create movement and tension - a characteristic feature of the Bauhaus aesthetic. Four colour fields in graduated earth tones (ochre, terracotta, brown and beige) meet in the middle and are intersected by a dominant black line. The striking, vertically stretched lettering "Bauhaus" is orientated towards this line and thus becomes part of the geometric composition itself.