Vista dal rifugio (detail), gouache su carta (2012) © Marco Scorti
Gouache painting workshop with artist Marco Scorti
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2026 · 9:30–12:30 / 13:30–16:30 · Surroundings of the Museo Hermann Hesse Montagnola ♿
This two-day gouache painting workshop with Marco Scorti (*1987) explores the theme of perception: how we observe a place and translate it into an image. Through drawing exercises and on-site sketching, participants will analyse architectural elements – both traditional and contemporary – together with vegetation, traces of human use, and transformations of the landscape.
In the second part of the workshop, participants will work with gouache on canvas, producing a final piece that highlights contrasts, framing, and focal points. The workshop revolves around a central question: where does beauty reside – in the subject, in the medium, or in the gaze we choose to construct?
The workshop aims to foster a more conscious and critical way of looking at the territory – moving beyond the classic “postcard view” of Collina d’Oro and Ticino – and to understand how painting can reveal what often goes unnoticed.
Given its technical focus, the course is intended for participants with basic drawing skills or students aged 13 and above.
Languages: Italian and French
Participants: 7–12
FEE
CHF 120 per person, materials included, lunches excluded
REGISTRATION (by 15 June 2026):
In case of rain, the workshop will take place indoors at Centro ATTE Montagnola.
BIO
Marco Scorti (Lugano, *1987) graduated from the Haute École d’Art et Design (HEAD) Genève. He lives and works between Geneva and Lugano. Selected exhibitions include: Zone de Frontière, Mihi Gallery, Bern, 2024; Garavée, Monte Verità, Ascona, 2021 (solo); landEscape, la rada, Locarno, 2019; (I.C.) Intelligence collective, LiveInYourHead, Geneva, 2017; Manor Prize 2016, Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, 2016 (solo, prize winner); Che c'è di nuovo?, MASI Lugano and Dienstgebäude Zürich, Zurich, 2016; Swiss Art Awards, Kiefer Hablitzel Prize 2014, Messehalle Basel, 2014 (prize winner). His works are held in numerous public collections, including the Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana, the Credit Suisse Collection, the BNP Paribas Switzerland Foundation, and Bereich Kultur Winterthur.