New paintings have recently adorned the walls of the corridor in building A9: they are the result of the basic painting course. The students' works can be seen there until 28 January.
A cat on a red sofa, a rocky path in a shimmering purple forest, the façade of a city villa or the portrait of a woman giving viewers an enigmatic look while holding her left shoulder with her right hand: At first glance, the artworks in the corridor of A9 have little in common. However, their arrangement and some recurring elements give a clue: they are the result of the same tasks, which the students have interpreted in completely different ways. They selected two each from the subject areas of architecture, people, still life, animals and landscapes, clarified compositional issues on the basis of photos they had taken of the motifs and created colour sketches before starting to paint.
Different perspectives, colour mixing techniques, working on different materials, but also the examination of artists who particularly appeal to the students were all part of the basic painting course, which took place last summer semester as part of the compulsory module Artistic Practice I.
In this course organised by the Institute of Art and Visual Culture, art students not only gained practical experience in painting, the results of which they are now exhibiting, but also documented their production processes. They have compiled and bound physical workbooks and recorded intermediate stages of their work in online blogs. If you would like to find out more, you can find all the student blogs online.
