KunstBewusst: Zauber der Farbe. Impressionistische Freilichtmalerei

In the organizer's words:

What is it all about?

The practice of open-air painting played a prominent role in the genesis of Impressionism. Artists no longer worked only in the open air to make small-format sketches and later use them as memory aids for compositions executed in the studio and in artificial light. Instead, the paintings were made directly in front of the motif itself, often with considerable speed and in just a few painting sessions. On a technical level, this development was aided by practical innovations such as the introduction of resealable tube paints and the invention of the portable easel. In addition, the rapidly growing rail network from the 1840s onwards offered Paris-based painters quick and inexpensive access to a wide range of different topographies. The paintings, created en plein air, captivate with their bright coloring and dynamic brushwork and still inspire today with their impression of immediacy and freshness. The lecture sheds light on the art of Impressionism with a special focus on the great pioneer of open-air painting, Claude Monet (1840-1926).

Who is our guest?

Daniel Zamani (*1986) studied History of Art and Architecture at the University of Cambridge and Museology at the École du Louvre in Paris. From 2015 to 2017, he worked first as a research trainee and then as a research assistant at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, where he worked with Felix Krämer on the large-scale special exhibition Matisse - Bonnard. Long live painting! (2017/18) together with Felix Krämer. In 2018, he moved to the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, where, in addition to exhibitions on 19th and 20th century art, he is also responsible for the Hasso Plattner Collection. Among the exhibitions that Daniel Zamani has managed or supervised at the Museum Barberini are the projects Color and Light. The Neo-Impressionist Henri-Edmond Cross (2018/19), Monet. Places (2020), The Form of Freedom. International Abstraction after 1945 (2022), Surrealism and Magic. Enchanted Modernism (2022/23) and Maurice de Vlaminck. Rebel of Modernism (from September 2024). He was also guest curator of the exhibition The Shape of Freedom at the Munchmuseet in Oslo in 2022.

Admission: Free of charge for members of freunde. Guests 4 €, students 2 €

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Price information:

Admission: Free of charge for members of freunde. Guests 4 €, students 2 €