René Tosari is a well known artist who has made his mark on the art world in Suriname but also in Holland and in other countries internationally as well.
Many who remember Tosari from the beginning of his art career, remember him for his graphic work and his politically and socially motivated work from the 70’s and 80’s.
The artist describes himself as being an experimental artist, an artist who above all aims to create something new in every work of art and to consequently achieve a higher level of skill.
All the traces of the artists well known temperament are still to be recognized but in the past ten years there’s a total new orientation in Rene Tosari’s work. His enthusiasm to paint is unchanged, but the keen expressions, the former rational communication, the archaic human figures against their social background are gone. Also gone are the political ideological struggle of the masses and the romantic portrayal of their fighting hero’s. With the same intensity Tosari now touches deeper than the materialistic and social context, with almost no figuration, except for corn and ants. Color, energy and experiment are the brand of Tosari.
The by him perfected technique of combining different kinds of paint such as oil and acrylics, give the work from this artist a unique structure and mystic character. The central theme of his recent art is often the interplay between man and animal in nature. With these works of art Tosari hopes to achieve an increased awareness with regards to the importance of our nature and especially of the essential role our Amazon habitat plays to the wellbeing of our planet
Seeing his work can lead only to one conclusion: Tosari and his art are alive and kicking
Working experience:
1998 - 2001
Teacher Culture Education BK
Matchpoint, Amsterdam
1994 - 1999
Teacher Visual Art
Kunstweb, Amsterdam
Exhibitions:
2010 Dicht bij de oorsprong, Readytex Art Gallery, Suriname
2009 National Art Fair (NK '09), Paramaribo Suriname
2009 Eat the Frame, Galerie Nouvelles Images, the Netherlands
2009 Gemeente Amsterdam Zuidoost, informatie Centrum, Nederland
2009 Ontwerp vloer van het Park Theater, A’dam Zuidoost, Nederland
2008 Fernandes goes Art with Readytex Art Gallery,Suriname
2008 Tosari: kleur, contrst en verdieping, Readytex Art Gallery, Suriname
2008 NK '08, National Art Fair, Suriname
2008 Commonalities, IVCC, Suriname
2007 "Synergy" Andres Bello, IVCC and RAG
2006 "Kunst, Koffie en een Koekje" Readytex Art Gallery, Suriname
2006 Holland Art Fair Denhaag Nederland
2006 "de Nieuwe Oogst" Readytex Art Gallery, Suriname
2005/2006 NINSEE- Nederlands Instituut v. Slavernij verleden Amsterdam
2003 Soeterij van het Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam
2001 SBK, A'dam West, Amsterdam
2001 WG Expohal, A'dam West, Amsterdam
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