Eickholt Gallery :: Anura Thamardt

Anura Thamardt was born in Krefeld, Germany. Her interest in art manifested itself early in her life. When she was a little child, she was so prolific in producing drawings, paintings and sculptures that her parents could not keep up with her need for art supplies Her favorite subjects in school were art, mathematic, biology, psychology, sociology and politics. In primary school, her teachers recognized her unique abilities in art. However, since Anura Thamardt was also interested in science, she initially studied science and continued art also, before she decided to do it in reverse. She concentrated mainly on art, studied Visual Communication, which included painting, drawing, video, photography, sculpturing, design and got a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Aachen, but she was and is still interested in science. She won 1990 the first prize of the German Competition - Art at Architecture -, where she created an artistic version of a wall made out of glass, pieces of metal and tiles, between an old Town Hall Building and its modern extension.. Prof. Werner Schmalenbach was head of the jury. He was responsible for developing the Duesseldorf Art Museum into one of the most famous and important museums in the world. Anura Thamardt has traveled widely and has been influenced by many different cultures. She lived and worked in London, before moving to New York 4 years ago. For the past 17 years she has taught art at the college level.

How would you describe your style?
"I love to work on the phrase “less is sometimes more”. I like to get my work to the heart of a combination of form, color and figures. A lot of people, when they see my work, get an impression of Japan. I really think there is something true about this, even though it was not my intention to do work in a kind of Japanese style. I think, people feel also the energy which is coming from my art work, concentrated in an minimally expression of form, color and figure."

Which interpretation of your work do you like?
"It is a powerful dialog of form, color and figures with a minimum of subjects."

Who are your most important artistic influences?
"That’s difficult for me to answer. I think, it’s a mixture of a multiplicity of artists, culture and environment."

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