Desarrollo del triángulo 1951

Tomas Maldonado made this abstract painting, Desarrollo del triángulo, using geometric forms. The image consists of a series of lines and triangles in various colours, floating against a pale background. Maldonado was an Argentinian artist with strong ties to European movements such as Concrete Art. This painting draws on a visual language developed at the Bauhaus, a German art school that sought to integrate design with industrial production. After the Nazis closed the Bauhaus in 1933, its teachers disseminated these ideas internationally. Maldonado, later in his career, would teach at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm, Germany, which was created in the Bauhaus mold. Maldonado's painting, with its emphasis on geometric abstraction, should be understood as a progressive statement, emphasizing the artist's belief that art should be integrated into the design of everyday life. To understand this work better, you might research the history of the Bauhaus and its global impact.