Rebecca Koury
Rebecca Koury’s extensive travels throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Southeast Asia have exposed her to many cultures and diverse forms of art. This exposure has inevitably led to a fascination with other cultures, both ancient and contemporary.
Koury’s artwork aims to blend the influences of both ancient and current cultures. She loves the process of discovering how her own life intersects with and is a part of these cultural influences. She asserts that we, as human beings, are not separate from each other or the earth we inhabit. And no matter what culture or era we are living in, Koury believes we can find parallels and similarities that weave us together with our worlds. Rich layers of color and textured surfaces based on patterns from nature, fabrics, ancient ruins, written language and symbols are integral parts of Koury’s painting vocabulary. Her intention is to “presence” the common thread that weaves through all of life. To inspire the viewer and spark a "remembering" or a "familiarity", whatever that is for them.
Koury’s rich, layered collages are hand-crafted with imported papers (mostly hand-stained), metal leaf, acrylic paints, stains, glazes, varnishes, oils, pastels and graphite. She works primarily on canvas, and occasionally on paper. Her fascination with texture and passion for collage stems from her highly sculptural background. Even as a child Koury was always rearranging and organizing her room, creating collages on the walls, and collecting unusual and beautiful objects, such as rocks, shells, boxes, bits of exotic fabric, ribbons and trims.
Childhood for Koury was a time of intense impressions and experiences that deeply affected her creative life - early travels throughout the Southwest, Mexico and Canada; poring over art books, Titian in particular, and being brought to tears by the exquisite beauty of the paintings; visiting art museums as a teenager and finding lifelong inspiration from conceptual and installation art.
Koury received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture and a Minor in Art History from the University of Texas in Austin.
Rebecca Koury a beaucoup voyagé à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, le Mexique et l’Asie du Sud-Est, s’imprégnant de diverses cultures et traditions artistiques. Cette exposition constante a nourri sa fascination pour les cultures anciennes et contemporaines, qu’elle intègre harmonieusement dans son œuvre.
Le travail de Koury explore la manière dont sa vie croise ces influences culturelles, soulignant l’interconnexion entre les êtres humains et la terre. Par des couches riches de couleurs et des textures inspirées des motifs de la nature, des tissus, des ruines anciennes, des écritures et des symboles, elle cherche à "présenter" le fil universel qui unit toute vie. Son art invite les spectateurs à ressentir un "souvenir" ou une familiarité.
Ses collages riches et superposés sont réalisés à la main avec des papiers importés (principalement teints à la main), du métal feuille, des acryliques, des teintures, des glacis, des vernis, des huiles, des pastels et du graphite, principalement sur toile, parfois sur papier. Sa passion pour la texture et le collage vient de sa formation en sculpture ainsi que de sa créativité enfantine — réarranger son espace, créer des collages muraux et collectionner des objets uniques.
Ses premiers voyages dans le Sud-Ouest américain, au Mexique et au Canada, ainsi que ses réactions émotionnelles profondes aux peintres classiques comme Titien et à l’art conceptuel contemporain, ont fortement influencé son parcours artistique. Rebecca détient une maîtrise en beaux-arts en sculpture avec une mineure en histoire de l’art de l’Université du Texas à Austin.
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