Join us for a five day intensive and experimental workshop led by artist and curator Katya Granova. This workshop will focus on how abstracted imagery can flow into figuration and vice-versa. By looking at how the materiality of paint can inform our painterly decisions and how we can find inspiration from accidents and mistakes, participants will have the chance to play and creatively merge three artistic techniques. Through monotype prints, the Gerhard Richter technique and paint dripping on wet paper, we will create diverse abstract images and explore new insights to employ into our unique artistic languages.

Through individual tutorials, analysing relevant sources and ideas, exchanges and group discussion, we will transform our abstracted images into figurative forms. Viewing the creative process as a journey, instead of a purpose oriented task, we can explore visual languages and delve into different sides of ourselves and our practice.