F+F School for Art and Media Design Zurich

The F+F School for Art and Design Zürich or F+F is a private art school in Zürich, Switzerland. F+F stands for "Form und Farbe" (in German, "shape and color"), a discipline practiced at the German art and architecture school Bauhaus.

History

F+F was founded in 1971 by Bendicht Fivian, Peter Gygax, Peter Jenny, Hansjörg Mattmüller, Doris Stauffer, and Serge Stauffer.[1] F+F was an alternative to the Zurich University of the Arts, which only offered classes in applied arts.

Even though it was founded as a trade association, since 2006 the school has been supported by a non-profit foundation. The founding members of the Board of Trustees included several notable Swiss artists, such as Juri Steiner, Walter Keller (Verleger), Werner Kieser, and Samir, among others. The school also gets donations from both the City of Zürich and the canton of Zürich.[2]

Before the school had any buildings, classes were taught at various locations around the city, including the Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, which was the center of the political movements of the 1980s Zürich. Knowing they needed a larger location, F+F started the restoration of a warehouse built in 1949. This building also housed the art collection of the Swiss company UBS until they moved out in 2003.[3] F+F has also used a painter's studio in the Rote Fabrik, since it opened. The school also runs a milk bar and a printing workshop from this location.[4][5]

Education

Art and media studies at F+F are nationally recognized higher professional qualification (Art Diploma). Matura (completion of secondary school) is not required for admission, meaning that the school offers an alternative to studying at a Swiss hochschule.

Studies at F+F are practically oriented, but the student also acquires a sound theoretical knowledge of the subject. The F+F teachers are experienced, often internationally well-known personalities who are firmly established in their field. Each term, several of these experts from Switzerland and abroad are engaged as guest professors.

Notable alumni

References
  1. 1887-1968., Duchamp, Marcel (1992). Interviews und Statements (in German). Stuttgart: Cantz. p. 244. ISBN 3893222243. OCLC 26653155.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Design, F+F Schule für Kunst und. F+F Schule für Kunst und Design (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. Rutz, Stephan (2005-03-10). "F + F Schule für Kunst und Mediendesign - Umbau, Stephan Rutz - Zürich (CH) - 2005". www.nextroom.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-04. The teachings in the room of the Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo brought art-political discussions and a fresh wind into the Swiss art scene...The move to Flurstrasse in the Zurich Artsteten reduced the number of address belonging to the school to two....The inconspicuous house, where a trader originally stored vegetables, later the UBS art, is not a pearl of architecture. It was built by the master builder Gottlieb Welti in 1949...
  4. "ÜBER UNS". Milchbar (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. "Zitropress Offene Druckwerkstatt in der F+F Schule für Kunst und Design Zürich". www.zitropress.ch (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-04.

Works cited
  • F + F Zürich : das offene Kunststudium (in German). Bern: Benteli. 1991. ISBN 3716508098. OCLC 29549260.
  • Genie gibt's : die siebziger Jahre an der F & F Schule für experimentelle Gestaltung (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Betzel. 1981. ISBN 3921818907. OCLC 601777437.
  • Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich; Lutz, Hans-Rudolf; Mattmüller, H. J; Stauffer, Serge (1970). Experiment F+[und] F. 1965-1970. (Die Klasse "Form+Farbe" an der Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich.) (in German). Zürich: Gablerstr. 6, H.R. Lutz. OCLC 702220462.
  • Serge Stauffer: Kunst als Forschung : Essays, Gespräche, Übersetzungen, Studien (in German). Zürich: Scheidegger & Spiess. 2013. ISBN 9783858813770. OCLC 828611547.
  • Doris Stauffer Eine Monografie (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Zürich: Scheidegger & Spiess. 2015. ISBN 9783858814456. OCLC 899153972.

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