Kein Spaß - Annette Schröter und Meisterklasse

Only sunday painters like to paint.

This slightly confusing statement comes from Hans
Platschek, a painter and art critic from Hamburg.

Uttering this pointed remark, he decidedly rejects people of
a rather simple mind who believe that the application of
paint on a canvas or the work at the printing press or the
drawing table serve as a simple pastime or a recreational
activity. At times, the creation of a painted picture, a grafic
or a drawing can nevertheless bring about a sensation of
massive content and happiness – it may even result in a
state of euphoria. Especially, when something turns out to
be particularly good or inventive, unprecedented in its
appearance and with the unique quality to surprise even it’s
creator.

The master students know this situation.

After their years at the art academy, many initial exercises,
attempts and sometimes aberrances, their present
preoccupation began to assume a clear and headstrong
shape. Self confident and independent of each other, they
have decided to follow an individual artistic position at the
end of their advanced studies period, which will have their
undivided attention during the time as student in the
master class. May it be a provoking subject matter or a
particular grafic technique, a clear message or the pictorial
remedy of a formal challenge, a frail glazing or pastose color
application or a monochrome vs. a strongly contrasting
representation of the world – the decision isn’t based on a
spontaneous intuition nor due to a momentary whim – in
every single case, it has been made the hard way. And it
won’t be final – the exhibiting artist are too young for that.

All of them have a great sense of humor – but what they
acquired has not been done simply FOR THE FUN OF IT. One
thing is certain: You may expect a lot in the future!

Prof. Annette Schröter, January 2014

Mona Broschár was born in 1985 in Bad-Säckingen. From
2006 until 2012 she studied Painting and Grafic
Reproduction at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig and the
Erasmus Camberwell College of the Arts in London. She is
student in the master class since summer 2012.

Benjamin Dittrich, born in Düsseldorf in 1987, completed
his degree in Painting and Grafic Reproduction with honours
at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig in summer 2012. Since
then he is student in the master class of Prof. Annette
Schröter.

Yuka Kashihara was born in Hiroshima in 1980. After
completing her studies of japanese painting at the
Musashino Art University in Tokyo, she pursued her studies
at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig between 2007 and
2013. She became a master student in 2013.

Heinrich Mauersberger, born in Leipzig in 1987, studied
Painting and Grafic Reproduction at the Academy of Fine
Arts Dresden in the class of Prof. Elke Hopfe and Prof. Ralf
Kerbach between 2008 and 2013. Since fall 2013, he is a
master student at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig.

Annette Schröter was born in Meissen in 1956. She first
completed her training as a porcelain painter before she
studied with Bernhard Heisig at the Academy of Fine Arts in
Leipzig between 1977 and 1982. After her emigration to
Hamburg in 1985, she returned to Leipzig together with her
Husband Erasmus Schröter in 1997, where she was
appointed Professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in 2006.

Robert Schwark was born in Burgstädt in 1983. Between
2004 and 2010, he studied Painting and Grafic
Reproduction at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig where he
became student of the master class in 2011.