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The study of the fundamentals of art supplies the preconditions for succeeding in the diverse orientation processes encountered when commencing art studies. Against the background of their personal interests and artistic potential, students discover which artistic strategies and actions are appropriate for them. They become familiarised with their immediate sphere of activity, i.e., the academy. They get to know the different study programmes, locations, workshops and special classes and begin to use their potential for themselves.
Dresden, as a study location, is an extended sphere of activity. The public space, architecture and history, cultural institutions, museums and collections in Dresden are the subject of artistic investigation and a projection space for artistic ideas. Social and community spaces are also explored. Exhibiting works of art is a personal statement in both a social and a day-to-day context. The space of the academy provides a model environment for such communication.
The focus is on the artistic process of creation. Interests, motivations, feelings and ideas are transformed into artistic works through action. Trusting the momentum of this transformation process with openness and regarding the unforeseen as a potential is a challenge which arises when commencing studies.
The knowledge and experience of perceiving form and proportion, body and space, plane and surface, light, colour, movement, sound and time are shared across media and disciplines. Each work phase has its own quality and can be the subject of reflection.
Lectures, papers, presentations, workshops, studio and museum visits, excursions and research help explore the contemporary art field and establish a connection to the student's own work.
