Tomás Maldonado (25 April 1922 – 26 November 2018) was an Argentine painter, designer and thinker, considered one of the main theorists of design theory of the legendary Ulm Model, a design philosophy developed during his tenure (1954–1967) at the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung – HfG) in Germany.[1][2]
Born in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires, Maldonado's artistic formation took place at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón.[3]
Careeredit
The early yearsedit
In this early period he was involved with the Argentine Avant Gardes, in fact, he was one of the founders of the painters' movement called Arte Concreto-Invención.
The Italian experienceedit
Between 1964 and 1967, in collaboration with his German colleague Gui Bonsiepe he created a system of codes for the design program of the Italian firm Olivetti and the department store La Rinascente. In 1967 he established himself in Milan, continuing to teach in the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the University of Bologna, working almost entirely now in philosophy and criticism influenced by semiotics. In one of his last essays, "The Heterodox", he claims that the role of the intellectual is to awaken or reveal the collective conscience.
Between 1954 and 1966 he taught at the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung: HfG) in Germany and served as both Rector and Prorector.[1][2][4][5][6] The leading contributor to the "Ulm Model", Maldonado oriented design education towards systems-thinking to attain a balance between science and design, and between theory and practice, incorporating planning methods, perceptual theory and semiotics,[1][2] A description of the approach is his essay entitled, "Ulm, Science and Design".
In 1965 he was the "Lethaby Lecturer" at London's Royal College of Art. The following year, he became a Council of Humanities Fellow at Princeton.
Between 1967 and 1970 he taught the "Class of 1913" chair at Princeton's School of Architecture (SoA).
In 1971 he was appointed to the philosophical faculty of Bologna University. Between 1976 and 1984 he worked as full professor of Environmental Design (Progettazione Ambientale) at University of Bologna's Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy.[7]
In 2012 he was granted the Konex Special Mention for his trajectory in Visual Arts of Argentina.
Selected worksedit
Max Bill, Editorial Nueva Visión, Buenos Aires 1955
Ulm, Science and Design (1964)
La Sperenza Progettuale (1970); Eng. trans.: Design, Nature, and Revolution: Toward a Critical Ecology (1972, 2019)
Maldonado, Tomás; García, María Amalia; Crispiani, Alejandro (Introduction by) (2011). Tomás Maldonado in conversation with / en conversación con María Amalia García (in English and Spanish). New York, NY/Caracas, Venezuela: Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. ISBN978-0-988-20552-9. OCLC 867731687.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomás Maldonado.
Tomás Maldonado at Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino (CVAA)
January 19, 2024
tomás, maldonado, april, 1922, november, 2018, argentine, painter, designer, thinker, considered, main, theorists, design, theory, legendary, model, design, philosophy, developed, during, tenure, 1954, 1967, school, design, hochschule, für, gestaltung, germany. Tomas Maldonado 25 April 1922 26 November 2018 was an Argentine painter designer and thinker considered one of the main theorists of design theory of the legendary Ulm Model a design philosophy developed during his tenure 1954 1967 at the Ulm School of Design Hochschule fur Gestaltung HfG in Germany 1 2 Tomas MaldonadoMaldonado in Milan in 2014Born 1922 04 25 25 April 1922Buenos Aires ArgentinaDied26 November 2018 2018 11 26 aged 96 Milan ItalyNationalityArgentineOccupation s PainterPhilosopherIndustrial designerYears active1954 2018Known forUlm Model Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 The early years 2 2 The Italian experience 2 3 The academic career 3 Selected works 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires Maldonado s artistic formation took place at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredon 3 Career editThe early years edit In this early period he was involved with the Argentine Avant Gardes in fact he was one of the founders of the painters movement called Arte Concreto Invencion The Italian experience edit Between 1964 and 1967 in collaboration with his German colleague Gui Bonsiepe he created a system of codes for the design program of the Italian firm Olivetti and the department store La Rinascente In 1967 he established himself in Milan continuing to teach in the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the University of Bologna working almost entirely now in philosophy and criticism influenced by semiotics In one of his last essays The Heterodox he claims that the role of the intellectual is to awaken or reveal the collective conscience nbsp Tomas Maldonado 1956 The academic career edit Tomas Maldonado was professor of Environmental Design Progettazione Ambientale at Politecnico di Milano University Between 1954 and 1966 he taught at the Ulm School of Design Hochschule fur Gestaltung HfG in Germany and served as both Rector and Prorector 1 2 4 5 6 The leading contributor to the Ulm Model Maldonado oriented design education towards systems thinking to attain a balance between science and design and between theory and practice incorporating planning methods perceptual theory and semiotics 1 2 A description of the approach is his essay entitled Ulm Science and Design In 1965 he was the Lethaby Lecturer at London s Royal College of Art The following year he became a Council of Humanities Fellow at Princeton Between 1967 and 1970 he taught the Class of 1913 chair at Princeton s School of Architecture SoA In 1971 he was appointed to the philosophical faculty of Bologna University Between 1976 and 1984 he worked as full professor of Environmental Design Progettazione Ambientale at University of Bologna s Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy 7 In 2012 he was granted the Konex Special Mention for his trajectory in Visual Arts of Argentina Selected works editMax Bill Editorial Nueva Vision Buenos Aires 1955 Ulm Science and Design 1964 La Sperenza Progettuale 1970 Eng trans Design Nature and Revolution Toward a Critical Ecology 1972 2019 Industrial Design reconsidered Is Architecture a Text Towards an Ecological Rationalism Technique and Culture the German debate between Bismarck and Weimar The Heterodoxo 1998 References edit a b c Ulm School of Design HfG Ulm Archive a b c Lindinger H 1991 Ulm Design The Morality of Objects Cambridge The MIT Press Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredon Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Maldonadoa en Espanol Ulm School of Design ulmertexte site 7 of his essays in German Archived 10 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine RAI Italian Public Television Further reading editMaldonado Tomas Garcia Maria Amalia Crispiani Alejandro Introduction by 2011 Tomas Maldonado in conversation with en conversacion con Maria Amalia Garcia in English and Spanish New York NY Caracas Venezuela Fundacion Cisneros Coleccion Patricia Phelps de Cisneros ISBN 978 0 988 20552 9 OCLC 867731687 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomas Maldonado Tomas Maldonado at Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino CVAA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomas Maldonado amp oldid 1163494443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
