Annette Kunow @ artavita

Annette Kunow

Location:

1953 Born in Berlin, Germany
Annette Kunow lives and works in Bochum, Germany.

Education
1976 Diploma in Civil Engineering TU Stuttgart, Germany
1981 Ph. D. (Dr. Ing.) in Mechanical Engineering, TU Darmstadt, Germany
1988 Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, University of Applied Science, Bochum
1991 Workshop on Painting, Lecturer: Elvira Bach, Kloster Irsee, Germany
1992 Workshop on Painting, Lecturer: Franz Hitzler, Kloster Irsee, Germany
1993 Workshop on Painting, Lecturers: Nancy Spero and Leon Golub, Salzburg, Austria

Study trips in art in Austria, Canada, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Nigeria, Sweden, Spain, Turkey, U.S.A

Collections
Annette Kunow’s artworks are in private and public collections in Germany and Europe.

Artist Statement

When I’m not working in my artist studio, I’m teaching students in mechanical engineering at university or practice engineering in global companies.

Since more than 30 years I am working as a painter. I begin my work with an idea, the initial design, somewhat like an engineer creates the drawing of an engine construction. Then I deconstruct the forms and play with shapes and colors. I like to paint the figures in expressive gestures, they are quarrelling, laughing, loving or just standing on its own. They attract people spontaneously because they look straight to them touching their feelings.

Since a few years I also produce narrative daily sketches, drawings, collages, mixed media techniques from small to large sizes. As I like to transfer my figures in an animate world, they become more independent and vivid in three-dimensional works, objects and sculptures.

Portfolio:

Acrylic Dispersion

The acryl paintings are made with pure pigments. To a water pigment mixture the binder is added to the acryl dispersion.

The amount of the acrylic dispersion creates a glossy or mat acrylic color. According to adding water, the color can be applied pastos as an oil, but also like watercolours are processed. The quantity of pigments produces a smooth or pastel-like surface.

After drying, the color of the resin is waterproof.

I like especially the surface structure of the acrylic paintings, which can be sometimes smooth or rigid, due to the composition of the color.

I learned this type of color production during a workshop of the artist Elvira Bach.

“Blue Gree Figure”