What: Solo exhibition Listen to my Colors (Facebook) by Doro Nuyken
When: October 6 thru 8, 2016, 19:00-22:00 hrs
Where: De Hal, Grote Combéweg 45, Paramaribo, +597 472 808, de.hal.dagg@gmail.com, Facebook
In October we can visit Doro’s fourth solo exhibition in De Hal. Among her new work, we can also see paintings from earlier years. This exhibition will include ‘the life behind the art’ and will present a remarkable new dimension in experiencing art.
“Art is always alive.”
‘get together 2’, 120x72cm, acrylic on canvas, 2012 / PHOTO Courtesy artist
‘no title, 70x60cm, mixed media on canvas, 2016 / PHOTO Courtesy artist
‘streams of color or mystical blue’, 100x100cm, mixed media on canvas, 2014 (sold) / PHOTO Courtesy artist
‘vivus volare 2’, 90x90cm, mixed media on canvas, 2016 / PHOTO Courtesy artist
Doro Nuyken, born 1970 in Germany, moved to Suriname in 2007. Until then Doro lived for a few years in Saudi Arabia, where she took up painting again. Ever since she was a child, Doro loved to draw en paint. After starting with figurative painting she gradually moved to abstract painting. Doro is born in a creative family; both granddads were professional musicians and her mother used to draw really well.
Her first impression of Suriname was full of surprises. Coming from the polished and luxurious Saudi Arabia, Doro experienced the overwhelming nature and the sometimes raw, authentic urbanization in the urban arias. Though not capable of speaking Dutch, Doro was so pleased by the warm welcome of the Surinamese people, who were putting all the efforts of helping her out to navigate through her new environment.
Doro is an autodidact ‘pur sang’. She kept experimenting with her painting, but her work really accelerated after taking a workshop in 2011 with Christiane Middendorf. Very inspired and with growing self-confidence, Doro started to experiment with different techniques and styles. It lead to her first exhibition on the ‘Kunst- en Kijkroute’, organized by ‘Stichting Kokriki’. From that moment on, Doro participated in exhibition 2 to 3 times a year.
Almost everything can inspire Doro. Whether profound happenings in her life or in society, to seemingly very insignificant details in nature. Also little memories of youth, a smell, sound or image can inspire her. While painting Doro gets to a somewhat ‘Zen’-like state that separates her from time, place and even sometimes herself. Doro’s work is identified by different styles and techniques, but throughout her work her unique signature is recognizable. Her favorite material is pure paint and a wide variety of pigments. They can be applied in a beautiful and divers way and thus give a special feeling and effect. Beside the paint and pigments, Doro likes to experiment with raw materials, like concrete, structure paste and ink.
In October we can visit Doro’s fourth solo exhibition in De Hal. Among her new work, we can also see paintings from earlier years. This exhibition will include ‘the life behind the art’ and will present a remarkable new dimension in experiencing art. This of course will not be revealed until the 6th of October.
“Art is always alive.”
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Previous exhibitions
August 2011, Kunst- en Kijkroute, Paramaribo, Suriname
April 2012, first solo exhibition at Fort Zeelandia, Paramaribo, Suriname
November 2012, National Art Fair, Paramaribo, Suriname
March 2013, solo exhibition at Shewa Hotel, Paramaribo, Suriname
August 2013, Carifesta/National Art Fair, Paramaribo, Suriname
May 2014, solo exhibition at De Hal, Paramaribo, Suriname
July 2014, participating in Fiesta del Fuego, Santiago, Cuba, with other artists from Suriname
November 2014, National Art Fair, Paramaribo, Suriname
