Painting without Fear
Painting and collage — workshop (GER/ESP/EN)

With Ximena Ferrer Pizarro (artist)

How can we discover our own expression beyond learned visual habits and dominant narratives? This workshop invites you to experiment freely with colour and materials, without fear of making mistakes. Inspired by the search for new forms of expression and a critical perspective on traditional visual worlds, we will explore painting and collage as spontaneous means of artistic expression. Our focus will be on intuition, physicality, and emotion—without hesitation. Through playful exercises and the creative use of various techniques, we break away from academic expectations and standardised aesthetics. Whether through bold brushstrokes, torn paper fragments, or unexpected colour combinations - it’s not about perfection, but about taking space: for your own perspectives, for spontaneity, and for freeing yourself from rigid ideas about what art can be.

Although the workshop will be mainly in German, we mention the languages spoken by the facilitators to make it more accessible. If you don’t feel confident in German, don’t worry—you can still take part. We are committed to respectful interaction. Discriminatory behavior has no place at our events.

Ximena Ferrer Pizarro (b. Lima, Peru) draws from a collection of autoethnographic and communal narratives to paint sensitive and energetic scenes in which her figures confront the viewer. Some cry, others enjoy life fearlessly, yet all struggle for the visibility historically denied to them. Between autofiction, collective memory, and the dramatic-humorous language of telenovelas, Ximena Ferrer Pizarro raises simple yet profound questions. She understands her practice as an act of everyday resistance. With a fearless directness that does not shy away from the personal, her work engages with class institutions and colonial power structures — as well as the deep wounds these leave behind in bodies. Her scenes transcend the Latin American context, addressing universal themes such as belonging, colonial trauma, and intersectional feminism. Within them, she presents imperfect, often anthropomorphic figures who tell their own micropolitical stories — complex, weird, and funny.

Please bring suitable work clothes. Due to the limited number of participants, please register here. Participation in public events is included with the museum admission. Meeting point: ticket counter in the foyer.