Gönül Sen-Menzel: Colorful and Spontaneous with Köl-Tür

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Chorweiler. “At least now I can be sure that our students will notice my art.”

Teacher Birgit Königs of the Cologne artists’ group “Köl-Tür” did not yet seem entirely sure, looking at her brightly painted VW bus. “But after all, everyone drives around in a blue car.”

Showing art in everyday use was the goal of the twelve-member group around Gönül Sen, which held a car-painting event on Pariser Platz in Chorweiler. The performance was organized by the Chorweiler community center.

“We are trying to expand the cultural offering here,” said Stefanie Linke-Lorenz of the community center. The bus was painted according to a set plan and pattern. Loosely following Beuys’s philosophy, “If I say this is art, that gives it its value,” Köl-Tür sees itself as open to every contemporary art form. “This results in a diversity that is not dominated by any particular direction and is an expression of artistic individuality,” says Gönül Sen. After the performance on Pariser Platz, the group invited visitors to the exhibition “Intoxicated by Color” at the Handwerkerhof Chorweiler, opened by district head Jürgen Walker.

The international group has been meeting for two years to work and discuss together. Joy in color, spontaneity and flexibility are in the foreground, which is especially evident in the selection of pictures at the Handwerkerhof. The exhibition can be seen until August 28, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m., the artists are available for conversation. (two)

Original caption: Showing art in everyday use is one of the main concerns of the international group of artists. They painted this VW bus in bright colors on Pariser Platz – with the consent, of course, of its owner, who is a member of the group.