Julia Gruner

I experiment with specific characteristics of paint, particularly the possibilities of paint as a three-dimensional medium and the plastic-like properties acrylic paint has. During the residency I will be researching  the chemical characteristics of paint in collaboration with the I&D lab chemists; looking at behaviours in different temperatures or humidity, combinations of repelling ingredients such as water and oil, flexibility and durability, and so on. As a result I would like to make a series of “paintings” that have their origin in the results of the test series and my new knowledge of paint.