Kieta Nuij *1960
The Sculptures of Kieta Nuij
The bronze-human figures of Kieta Nuij (Heerlen, the Netherlands, 1960) are characterized by a unique, figurative language. In the combination of form and texture, which she uses, she unites extremes: the sophisticated with the rough, the lively with the motionless, the intact with the blemished. Pieces of rope, torn jute and rags: many of the materials used, are marked by the ravages of time, but transformed into bronze they reveal their innermost and inherent beauty.
This method is an expression of the miracle of the eternal cycle: the life that ends in order to create new life. Kieta Nuij combines this cycle with the human body. In her work she attempts to give expression to the experiences and emotions of man. The human figure is the upholder, the vehicle of expression, and expression itself. In her works, Kieta Nuij seeks the confluence of the two.
Born
in 1960, Heerlen
Professional training:
Kunstacademie (Academy of the Arts) Maastricht (1979-1984)
Kunstacademie Minerva, Groningen (1989)
Exhibitions since 2000:
2000 Dehulllu, galerie-beeldentuin, Gees
Galerie Bianca Landgraef, Laren
De Gele Rijder, Arnhem
2001 Galerie K, Amsterdam
Galerie Bianca Landgraef, Laren
Art de Paris, Louvre, Paris
2002 Galerie Bianca Landgraef, Laren
2003 Galerie Bianca Landgraef, Laren
2004 Galerie Mosa-art, Katwijk a.d. Maas
Dehullu, galerie-beeldentuin, Gees
Galerie Bianca Landgraef, Laren
2005 Streekmuseum Tweestromenland, Beneden Leeuwen
Galerie/beeldentuin De Boog, Westernieland
Het Weefhuis, Nuenen
2006 Galerie Mosa-art, Katwijk (Cuijk)
Rotariage, Doetinchem
Galerue Belled, Langbroek
Het weefhuis, Nuenen
2007 Galerie Belled, Langbroek
Galerie Mosa-art, Katwijk (Cuijk)
2008 Galerie Belled, Langbroek
Kunst en Ambacht, Simpelveld
Art-ist, Geel, Belgium
2009 Beelden in Gees
Galerie Belled, Langbroek
Art-ist, Geel, Belgium
Kunstbakens Atelierroute, Druten
Lineart, Gent, Belgium
2010 Kunstsalon, Eindhoven
Art-ist, Geel, Belgium
Galerie Belled, Langbroek
Kunstbakens Atelierroute, Druten
Tres Chic, Hasselt, Belgium
Galerie l’Arcu, Rockanje
Seizoen In Beeld, Callantsoog
2011 Interart galerie beeldentuin, Heeswijk Dinther
Beeldentuin La Lanka, Tijnje
Seizoen in Beeld, Callantsoog
Kunst en Kastelen, Gronsveld
Kunstroute Lonneker
Die Galerie-Silvia Strüssmann, Detmold, Germany
Art-ist, Geel, Belgium
Kunstbakens Atelierroute, Druten
2012 Interart galerie beeldentuin, Heeswijk Dinther
Beeldentuin La Lanka, Tijnje
Seizoen in Beeld, Callantsoog
Kunst en Kastelen, Gronsveld
Tuin der Verbeelding, Malden
Die Galerie-Silvia Strüssmann, Detmold, Germany
Art-ist, Geel, Belgium
Kunstbakens Atelierroute, Druten
Excellent Wonen en Leven Beurs, Eindhoven