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Website
www.norasidoine.com
Relationship status
married
College / University
Escuela nacional de Bellas Artes Lima, Perú.
Member type
Artist
If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?
Painting
I am...
I am intrigued by the universality of symbols, the sacred, religions, spirituality - this is my image language! I know that I am connected to the whole and my art is part of my ritual in search for meaning and belonging.

Resonating with the timeless Andean textural palette, I use - gauze, burlap, rope and sand to form my compositions, I reduce these textures to raw structures before bringing my colors to life by layers. My textures appear out of tactile memories: colors smells, fellings, prayers and emotions, offerings, rituals and secrets …. like poetry and dreams.

My work has been deeply enriched by my awareness of my heritage. I am Peruvian and Italian, French and West Indian – After fifteen years of living in North America I went back to my golden light of arid coastal Peru, where I grew up seeing the blue-purple-silver and yellow-orange-gold metallic colors of sand vibrating in my mind.
About my artwork
STATEMENT 4 de Agosto 2008

Fue en el exilio donde volvieron las preguntas. ¿Quién Soy? ¿De dónde vengo?
Separada de mi tribu y en la distancia, retomé conciencia de mi rico bagaje cultural. Primero, la nostalgia de mi paisaje costeño, árido, metálico, lleno de mi infancia. Después, el recuerdo más profundo: La experiencia de haber caminado por tierras ancestrales pobladas de Dioses y Chamanes, despertando la memoria de otros tiempos. Todavía recuerdo la primera vez que visité Chan Chan, la ciudad de barro de una antigua cultura lunar del norte del Perú. Entre sus paredes orladas se escuchaba el silbido de la energía femenina. Desde entonces, mis pinturas se anidan en ese centro energético sagrado.

Soy heredera de una cultura Mágico-Religiosa, me intriga lo subjetivo, el mito, lo mágico, lo espiritual. Me interesa plasmar el espíritu de las cosas. El ritmo de mi composición es un espiral que me arrastra hacia búsquedas hondas, cada vez más profundas, para luego retornar a mi centro y de aquí, nuevamente, comenzar un espiral de eterno retorno.

El tejido es una constante de mi arte. Para mis antepasados el universo era una trama en donde cada parte se enlazaba, amarraba, anudaba entre sí y con el todo.
Las antiguas tejedoras recreaban el mundo, lo ordenaban en un entramado de hilos y colores. Heredera de esa tradición, en mis obras creo, palpo y texturo mis emociones. Abro, añado, desgarro la tela... transparento, plasmo mi universo personal, el sutil punto de encuentro entre mi espíritu y mi imaginación, dejándome llevar intuitivamente por las sensaciones, aromas, los colores y la luz.

He regresado a mi lugar de origen, trayendo conmigo esa diversidad geográfica y cultural y las tantas historias que me inspiraron y los mitos que me iluminaron. Contrastarlos con mi bagaje cultural me llevó a vislumbrar las similitudes en la Simbología Universal y rendirme sensible a la Arquitectura Sagrada. Mi obra contiene los símbolos primordiales que remiten a la trascendencia del principio creador femenino, a los cultos primarios, pero también los gruesos estratos construidos por el tiempo de la historia, que la ocultan o desvanecen. Mi lienzo-universo entreteje los recuerdos de los espacios habitados, los tiempos vividos y los secretos guardados.
Artists I like
Picasso, Manolo Millares, Tapie, Rufino Tamayo, Pre-Colombian Art, Native American Art, Gerogliphycs, Magdalenian Caves, Turner, African Art, Guy Anderson...
Interests
The arts, visiting archaeological sites, Literature,dance, music, cinema, Metaphisycs,
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nowhere and everywhere

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At 10:24pm on 27th October 2008, nora sidoine said…
Hi Nora, i am out of town in Seattle and rushing around, as soon as I arrived to Lima, i will check and support,
Nora
At 9:01pm on 27th October 2008, Noura Debbouche said…
hello Nora
how are you
Come join me on Stop wars and avoid destoying the nature
i'm only in the first step, you can help me inviting here your friends

my aim that you share with me your opinion and your love and peace

looking forward to hear from you@
http://nouradebbouche.ning.com/
best wishes from Noura::~
Stop wars and avoid destroying the nature
Source: nouradebbouche.ning....
“Earth” worried and giving warning shouts
At 4:11pm on 12th September 2008, nora sidoine said…
I will, I will write more next week, some of my work is expected this afternoon and need to rush... I´d love to keep in touch....
At 7:09pm on 11th September 2008, jan lewin-cadogan said…
hi nora, thanks, yes we do seem to have a lot in common through our ideas and thoughts. yes be good to bounce ideas off each other??? jan :)
At 8:55am on 11th September 2008, jan lewin-cadogan said…
hi, been looking at you work, really like this, jan
At 5:32pm on 26th August 2008, nora sidoine said…
I´d love to, I am very interested, also mail you at info
At 4:48am on 26th August 2008, Christopher Gulick said…
Nora, Yes of course stay in touch.
One of my best friends and collegues is from Lima. He would be a good contact for you here.
I advise/ curate at the Commerce Gallery. Search us in "memebers". We could do an exhibit for your work. Perhaps come visit and do an on-site installation. We could make arrangements for your stay.
Well,...we'll discuss if you like.
At 5:01am on 25th August 2008, Christopher Gulick said…
Thanks for the kudos Nora.
I like your site and your work is beautiful.
At 6:38pm on 23rd August 2008, CLAUDIE BASTIDE said…
Thanks Nora for your kind words
At 11:04am on 23rd August 2008, Marta Melniczuk said…
Thanks , dear Nora, I think the same about us, be happy and creative Best!
 
 

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