Max Bill
Switzerland (1908—1994)Trained as a silversmith in Zürich, Max Bill studied at the Dessau Bauhaus under Albers, Kandinsky and Klee before returning to Zürich, where he worked as an architect, painter, graphic designer and product designer. In 1937, he became a major member of the Allianz group of Swiss artists. He joined the Abstraction-Création group in Paris and formulated the Principles of Concrete Art, continuing and developing the ideas of van Doesburg. In 1944, he founded the journal Abstrakt konkret and presented it in an exhibition in Basel. From then on, Bill took on teaching roles in Zürich, Ulm, Lausanne, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Florence and Berlin. He also participated in documenta in Kassel in 1959 and 1964. His theoretical publications and his work made him one of the leading figures to emerge from the Bauhaus, and his legacy was instrumental in the development of Modern Concrete Art and the post-war art scene.
