Bauhaus | Beyond the Surface: Dimensional Thinking on Paper

This hands-on workshop introduces key ideas from the Bauhaus by exploring how dimension emerges from simple materials. Participants begin with the 1D line, move to the 2D plane through drawing and cutting, and transform flat surfaces into 3D structures using folding techniques inspired by foundational Bauhaus exercises. Paper is treated not just as a surface for drawing but as a structural material whose strength, flexibility, and resistance could be revealed through various techniques - adhering to the Bauhaus idea that materiality meant understanding and honoring the inherent qualities of materials. Through strategic cuts, bends, and structural manipulation, paper becomes volume, tension, and space. Finally, participants activate their forms through movement or light (a mobile phone light will do)  introducing time as a fourth dimension and expanding static geometry into a spatial experience.

This program is part of the Wende Bauhaus series, in which local artists lead hands-on classes inspired by the Bauhaus school’s learning-by-doing philosophy and its spirit of experimentation, play, and discovery.

About the teaching artist: Minna Philips is a contemporary artist from India, living in Los Angeles. Her architectural drawings explore spaces as it relates to our bodies and perception. Minna's works have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are in private and public collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. One of her works, as part of the Moon Gallery project based in the Netherlands, will eventually find a permanent place on the Moon in 2026.

As the museum will be closed during this program, please enter through the garden side gate, which will open 30 minutes before the start time. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.

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