What would Frank Sinatra's song "New York, New York" look like if it were a picture? Eleven students from the University of Oldenburg have interpreted pieces of music of their own choice using artistic media of their own choosing.
They have created paintings, drawings, photo collages and sculptures. The works can be seen until 5 November in the exhibition "And I paint these songs" in the lecture hall centre A14.
Under the guidance of lecturer Natascha Kaßner from the Institute of Art and Visual Culture, the students each developed their own artistic idea during the 2014/15 winter semester. As an introductory task, Kaßner played a soundtrack from the film "High noon, 12 noon", which the participants transformed into a series of images. Sensitised to the perception of sound in this way, they then set about creating their own works.
The students chose their own piece of music. Some opted for classics such as "Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley or "Kinder" by Bettina Wegner. But modern songs such as "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley or "Schüttel deinen Speck" by Peter Fox also proved popular. With the help of sketches, they concretised their ideas and discussed them in the group. "It's very important to me that the students don't have the feeling that they have to fulfil a finished task, but that they have the freedom to create their own work," says Kaßner.
The results can be seen until 5 November. Building A14 at Uhlhornsweg 86 is open on weekdays from 6 am to 8 pm. The exhibition "And I paint these songs" is part of the 5th Oldenburg drawing festival "ausgezeichet! Swarm Signs".
