Jörg Heiser gave a insight in current art theories. Based on the specifics of concept art, minimal art and pop-art he transferred the idea, he questioned why today art movements can't be labled anymore. According to Jörg Heiser artists today dont't create any recognizable style, they more likely work transdisciplinary. Not longing for beeing the avantgarde but subverting the postmodern randomness, they create new forms hyper-hybridity.
Upon encountering a topic, Dierk Schmidt poses three questions: "What could be the content? How am I connected to it? And how can I acess it?" From this, he develops a concept of relations and conclusions, forming a language of his very own making. This can be very literal, like the trains he painted on transparent foil when he was making a living re-painting train wagons, taking the dissatisfied comments of his colleagues and incorporating them into his painted trains. As another project shows us, Dierk Schmidt can also be very abstract. We see this in his project about the Africa conference in Berlin, where the fate of colonies and the rules they had to obey were decided. He approaches the topic through colour, patterns, and dots, incorporating the rules directly into his art. As he says himself: "It starts with the topic. Then I find a way to access an express it. It's like a clockwork, all gears interlocking and turning together."
Elfie Semotan herself couldn't even pass her own exhibition because she was surrounded by a bunch of, reporters, art interested students, friends and fans.
The pictures shown at Rupertinum originated within a period of twenty years and as she only portrayed her close friends the exhibition seemed to have a very personal and intimate note...
Today the walls of Hohensalzburg Fortress shook with the sounds of clapping, cheering, stomping and shouting. Maria Alexandrescu, wanting to break the seriousness of "everybody being so artistic and hard-working", had spontaneously decided to lead the students into an altogether new kind of lunch talk.
Using their bodies and voices, the ethusiastic participants created a collage of sounds." It's all about letting go of that moment of hesitation. It does not matter who sees or hears you. Just do what you feel like doing." Maria says while performing a little jig. "And you need to believe in it to really work." she adds, her eyes sparkling.
Wheter the students did or not, they returned to their artworks relaxed and smiling, looking like they just had a very good time.