New paintings have recently been put up on the walls of the corridor in Building A9: they are the result of the introductory painting course. The students’ works will be on display there until 28 January.
A cat on a red sofa, a rocky path through a shimmering purple forest, the façade of a city villa, or the portrait of a woman casting an enigmatic glance at the viewer whilst holding her left shoulder with her right hand: At first glance, the artworks in the A9 corridor appear to have little in common. However, their arrangement and a few recurring elements do give a clue: they are the result of the same set of assignments, which the students have interpreted in completely different ways. From the thematic areas of architecture, people, still life, animals and landscape, they each made a selection of two; using photographs they had taken themselves of the subjects, they first addressed compositional issues and produced colour sketches before beginning to paint.
Different perspectives, colour-mixing techniques, working on various materials, as well as engaging with artists who particularly appeal to the students, were all part of the introductory painting course, which took place last summer semester as part of the compulsory module ‘Artistic Practice I’.
In this course run 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 creative processes. They compiled and bound physical workbooks and recorded the intermediate stages of their work in online blogs. Anyone wishing to find out more can access all the students’ blogs online.
