Nalini Shanthi Cook
Cortijo Del Cerro, Buzon 8, Villanueva De La Conepcion, Malaga
29239 VillanuevaDe La concepcion
Spanien (España)
0034 647888158
www.nalinigallery.yolasite.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Mischtechnik
Stil: Expressionismus
Statement:
My name is Nalini.I was a lecturer and inspector for Art in England. I now live and paint full time in Spain. I use oils and mixed media to evoke the rich colours of Indian and Mediterranean landscapes. Layers of paint, ink, paper and recycled photographs are combined and reformed to create light, texture and mood . I use natural yellow ochres collected from the mines in southern France to evoke the heat, sandy landscapes and colour of different continents.
My inspiration comes from the images, people and landscapes of journeys in Spain, Italy, France, India and Australia. Remnants of medieval cave paintings and frescoes from Italy, India and Sri Lanka also influence the paintings. A certain ambiguity is created. Pre conceptions are challenged by using images from my Sri Lankan heritage combined with influences from the west .
Vita / Lebenslauf:
The following is a selection of comments and reviews from exhibitions.
"Byzantine Concept in 20th Century Hugely Impressive
Ms. Cook takes the traditional hieratic Byzantine concept, flattened figures in a spatial limbo and reinvents them using late 20th century techniques. The best of them have the authentic, glowing presence and rich colour, despite being densely layered mixtures of all kind of media. The colour and the sensuous delight in the surfaces may well be because of Ms. Cook's Sri Lankan background... ".
Adrian Henri
Liverpool artist and poet
"Nalini's paintings gave me immediate pleasure which has proved long lasting. Her Sri Lankan background is not immediately obvious in her painting, but once one is aware of it, one realises the sources of her unusual colour combinations and symbolic references which appear even in her landscapes and more particularly when she embarks on specifically iconographic works"
Godfrey Pilkington
Piccadilly Gallery, LONDON
Further Comments
"Wonderful textures and glowing colours, I loved it... "
"Rustic and gentle" "Wonderful, evocative and mystical..."
"Beautiful colours and very rich. A very impressive exhibition"
"Surreal, Dali-like quality"
"Beautiful, delicate colour combination "
"The images transcend the passage of time reflecting on history, while being totally relevant to the modern day experience..."
"Rich and exciting images . The exhibition presents a challenging mixture of East and West which has not been seen before"
"superb draughtmanship"
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
exhibitions
* The Pankhurst Gallery, Manchester
* The Hanover Gallery, Liverpool
* The Black Sheep Gallery, North Wales
* Christopher’s Gallery and Salon, Newton-le-Willows
* ‘Creatin Wimen’
International Women’s Week, Pankhurst Gallery, Manchester
* North West Women’s Art, Brian Boyes Gallery, Globe Arts Centre, Rossendale
Mixed Exhibitions:
* Colin Jellico Gallery, Manchester
* Salford Museum and Art Gallery
* St Helens ‘Open’
* Paris ‘Open’ Hotel Ibis, Paris
* The Old Court Gallery, Flintshire
* ‘Small is Beautiful, Broughton House Gallery, Cambridge
* ‘Tasty Morsels’, ‘Holiday Show’, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe
* ‘Visionfest’, Liverpool, selected galleries
* Artreach Travelling Exhibition,
* ‘Blue’ ‘Red’, North West Venues 1996-98
* Millfield Open 1997, Atkinson Gallery, Street, Somerset
* Indo British Exhibition, Meghraj Gallery, London
* 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Broughton House Gallery, Cambridge
* ‘Religions’, Academy of Arts, Liverpool
* ‘Zindabad’ Exhibition, Williamson Museum and Art Gallery, Birkenhead
* Academy Awards Exhibition, Academy of Art, Liverpool (1st prize winner for paintings)
* St Helens ‘Open’, St Helens College (prize winner highly commended for paintings)
* Selected by Godfrey Pilkington to show work in the Piccadilly Gallery, Cork Street, London
* ‘Expressions’ Olgivy and Estell Gallery, Conway, Wales
* Millfield ‘Open’ 1998, Atkinson Gallery, Street, Somerset (prize winner)
* Drumcroon ‘Open’ 1998, Drumcroon Arts Centre, Wigan
* Open 1998, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe
* Selected to exhibit in Stuttgart 1998 with 8 other artists representing the North West of England
* Update 1998-2001
* Selected member of Manchester Academy of Fine Arts(MAFA)- November 1998
* Selected artist and member of management team for Warrington Visual Artists Forum
* Selling exhibition- Castlefield Gallery Manchester- January 1999
* Anniversary exhibition- Liverpool Academy of Arts- February 1999
* Icons and Images- The Wall Place, Conway- March 1999
* 140 Annual Exhibition- Manchester Academy of Fine Arts- Bury Art Gallery and Museum- March 1999
* Odyssey- Meghraj Gallery, London- November 1999
* MAFA exhibition- Ashton Art Gallery and museum- July 1999
* Odyssey- Ktisis gallery, Liverpool- January 2000
* MAFA 141 annual exhibition, Burt Art Gallery and museum- April 2000.
* Bhavran Centre for Indian art and culture, London- August 2000
* Warrington Museum and art gallery- open exhibition- September 2000
* Castlefield Gallery , Manchester, Christmas exhibition- December 2000
* Paintings selected for The Gallery Newton - January 2001
* MAFA annual exhibition – Bury Art Gallery March 2001
* Knowsley Arts- paintings selected for loan to training and conference centre-June 2001
* Warrington Community gallery- WVAF Warrington visual artists forum- mixed exhibition- July 2001
Other Exhibitions:
* Scala Production
Paintings, sculpture selected for the film set ‘Downtime’ for general release in 1998
* Paintings selected for ‘Cock and Camel’ pub/restaurant, High Street, Oxford
* Indian paintings selected for website: www. shopmahal.com- July 2000
* Paintings selected for international website:www. PicassoMio.com- January 2001
Spain
Exhibitions
Restaurante Italia: Antequera
Hotel La Fuente Del Sol: La Higuera
Hotel Posada: Villanueva de La Concepcion
Linen Direct: Villanueva de La Concepcion
Dentista: Villanueva de La Concepcion
private commissions
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money greed crisis
Malerei
Acryl
30 x 40 x 1 cm
2009
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Espiritu de Flamenka
Malerei
Mischtechnik
70 x 50 x 2 cm
2009
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Tree of Life
Malerei
Mischtechnik
70 x 60 x 2 cm
2006
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El toro
Malerei
Mischtechnik
30 x 30 x 2 cm
2007
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bailaora chal
Malerei
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50 x 25 x 1 cm
2008
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tile painting landcape
Malerei
Mischtechnik
30 x 25 x 2 cm
2009
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tile painting elephant
Malerei
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30 x 25 x 2 cm
2009
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tile painting elephant
Malerei
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30 x 25 x 2 cm
2009
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3 chicas bailando, 3 dancing maidens
Malerei
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30 x 25 x 2 cm
2009
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3 chicas bailando, 3 dancing maidens
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30 x 25 x 2 cm
2009
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