Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, born in 1895 was a Hungarian photographer, painter, sculptor, film maker, writer as well as an educator and later on professor in the Bauhaus school. Moholy-Nagy believed in the integration between industry, science and technology into the arts as he was highly influenced by constructivism.
His main focus was on photography as he was of the idea that a whole new way of seeing the outside world could be created. He considered his "photoplastics" (photographic collage pictures) and "photograms" (when objects are placed on light-sensitive paper and then recorded) as superior to painting
His teaching and a number of art theories are published in the book "The New Vision" of which there are German (1929) and English (1932). Throughout his career, Moholy-Nagy worked for a number of companies like the Fortune magazine and the Container Corporation of America. Furthermore he worked for international companies like the Parker Pen Company, for which he designed the Parker 51 fountain pen in 1941.
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Reference
Beazley, M., Aynsley, J., eds., 2004. Pioneers of Modern Graphic Design: A Complete History. London: Octopus Publishing Group Ltd.
Livingston, A. I., 2003. Graphic Design and Designers. London: The Thames & Hudson.
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