Poznań, Poland

Painting

Malarstwo

Master's
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⇑Painting at UAP

Language: PolishStudies in Polish
Subject area: arts
University website: uap.edu.pl/english

⇑Test: Is Painting the right fit for you?

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10 questions · two minutes

1. You’ve been working on a large canvas for weeks and it suddenly feels lifeless. What do you do?

2. How do you feel about developing a coherent body of work around one artistic question over many months?

3. During a studio critique, a tutor questions every decision in your painting in front of the group. How do you react?

4. How do you feel about experimenting with techniques such as egg tempera, oil glazes, encaustic or mixed media on unusual supports?

5. You need to write an artist’s statement and a theoretical commentary for your diploma work. How do you approach it?

6. The programme is taught in English, and you’ll share studios and critiques with artists from many countries. How do you feel about that?

7. A gallery invites you to prepare a solo exhibition. What excites you most?

8. How often do you study old masters and contemporary painters, in galleries or in books?

9. Which future path sounds most like you?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in Painting?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (support base). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.
Painting
The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
Guido Reni of Peter Paul Rubens. In Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 576-77.
Painting
A picture is a poem without words.
Cornificius, Anet. ad Her., 4. 28. In Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 576-77.
Painting
I mix them with my brains, sir.
John Opie, when asked with what he mixed his colors. See Samuel Smiles, Self Help, Chapter V. In Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 576-77.
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