After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
...to deal with contexts and positions coming from the fine arts.
...to further develop an analytical, conceptual thinking.
...to create an own concept for an artistic work.
....approach a topic from an artistic practice and perspective.
....to choose an appropriate technique for the work and to implement it independently.
After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
We find references in the history of art and architecture, consider strategies and procedures and incorporate them into our own artistic (design) process. We want to understand the artistic procedure and analyze and discuss it in the context of social and political changes.
The ruined castle of Dürnstein with its extraordinary view of the meandering Danube in the Wachau is the starting point of our investigations.
In 1140-1145 the castle was built by the Kuenringers (Hadmar I.) and connected with the town of Dürnstein by a defensive wall. The castle became famous due to the capture of King Richard the Lionheart in December 1192 to March 1193, when he was delivered to the German Emperor Henry VI and paid a massive ransom to the German Roman Empire and Austria.
At the end of the 30 Years War, the castle gate was blown up in 1645 by the Swedes under General Torstenson. From 1662 there were no more inhabitants and the castle gradually fell into disrepair.
The task will be to extend the existing thematic path to the castle in an artistic and creative way. Approaches are to show the life in the castle, to document the daily routine, to process in a video collage. How can one show the way into the castle with its rooms more intensively, possibly by means of animation or model the architectural conditions for the visitors more experiencable.
How were the hygienic conditions, can one make the premises to the different daily routines between work, sleep, cook and dine (eat) more visible by a conscious design. The main purpose of the fortified castle was certainly the defense with all its military facets, can one discover the related clues?
Introduction:
Thursday March 10, 10 a.m. Seminar room AC0440 Karlsplatz 14, 4th floor Stg. 10.
Day excursion to Dürnstein
Thursday 17. 03., Departure Spittelau 11:07 Arrival Dürnstein 12:37
Return to Vienna in the evening
Weekly meeting Thursday 10:00 -13:00 in seminar room AC0440
Project work: pair and group work, teaching inputs, presentations and teaching conversations
Excursions to the places of the places, happenings.
The course takes place on Thursdays at 12:00 -15:30 in seminar room AC0440.
(the seminar room is located: Karlsplatz 13 on the 4th floor Stg. 10)
Attendance at the appointments and development of own concepts, ideas, through sketches, digital research work. Independent implementation and developmentof an individual work or, if required, also possible in group work. Presentation of the own work at the deadline.
