pigment

Pigment – particles between one five hundredth and one two thousandth of a millimeter.

At the end of the seminar "Color II" in the main course of study in the product design department at the University of Art and Design in Offenbach am Main, Knut Völzke developed an exhibition with Prof. Petra Kellner that presented the topic of "pigment" as a spatial installation in a way that was both visually and haptically comprehensible.

Infocharts presented the seminar results and the three-dimensional effect of pigment surfaces could be investigated using two objects that were identical in construction but processed differently.

A raw color pigment was applied unbound to one of the objects, creating a velvety matt surface with a very intense color. For the second object, the same pigment was previously incorporated into an acrylic binder, which produced a silky matt surface using a spray process with a closed result that was less intense in color.

The faceted design of the two objects made it possible to observe the refraction of light on surfaces that were directly adjacent to each other. The different treatment of the surface and the incidence of light produced an impressively different surface effect and color impression despite the same pigment.

Seminar leader:
Prof. Petra Kellner, Dipl. Des. Knut Völzke

Students: Annika Bonner, Ji Yeon Chun, Mircea Göller, Claudia Graneß, Anna-Michele Hamann, Brita Jaichner, Hyun-Hee Jo, Marlies Kolodziey, Teresa Mendler, Vivienne Sarah Nürnberger, Cassandra Peters, Marianne Lisa Pforte, Lea Rochna, Ayoub Saaif, Pia Scharf, Marthe Marie Schliephacke, Fenglin Zhang

Year of creation: 2013