Tomma Abts Creates First Site-Specific Wall Painting for Fridericianum Rotunda
Tomma Abts, celebrated for her exploration of color and form in painting, is venturing into site-specific architecture with a new project at the Fridericianum. She will design an interior wall painting for the Rotunda, which boasts a fan-shaped glass roof and a large atrium. The artwork will incorporate four geometric shapes: a circle, a square, an ellipse, and a rhombus, with the circle and square aligned directly. Known for her use of acrylic and oil, Abts develops her forms and color schemes gradually. This project represents her inaugural site-specific interior wall painting, highlighting a growing trend of painters participating in architectural projects. Exhibition dates remain unspecified.
Key facts
- Tomma Abts is creating a site-specific interior wall painting at the Fridericianum.
- The commission is for the Rotunda on the second floor of the Fridericianum.
- The Rotunda features a fan-shaped glass roof and a curved gallery enclosing a spacious atrium.
- Abts's composition includes four geometric forms: a circle, a square, an ellipse, and a rhombus.
- The circle and square are positioned directly, but further details are unspecified.
- Abts primarily works in acrylic and oil, developing paintings through a slow, step-by-step process.
- This is the first time Abts is expanding her practice into site-specific interior wall painting.
- The work responds to the Rotunda's distinctive architectural features and light conditions.
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- Kassel
- Germany