An artist in 1980's England begins a figurative self portrait, so different from his usual abstracts. Thus he reflects on his life, particularly as a Bauhaus student in Weimar. A tight group forms in the almost cult-like atmosphere of the school, against the backdrop of rising Nazism. He remembers the love, betrayal and wilful ignorance that caused so much pain, most of all his obsession with a fellow student. A timely read for the Bauhaus centenary.
(Christine Miller - bwl 94 Autumn 2019 ) |
