Doris Tuma

"Steatite-Impressions"

01.04.2002 - 31.05.2002

Coloured aluminium foil as a work of art? At the current exhibition of the works of Doris Tuma at the LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER FabrikGalerie (FactoryGallery) two works in this unusual material are being displayed, yet this is just one stone in the mosaic that comprises a multi-layered collection of works shown. The artist works both in acrylics and oils as well as materials such as marble sand or even chamotte stone, these last two being used to imbue her pictures with plasticity and structure. The three-part cycle "Veränderung in Gold" (Change in Gold) shows a striking intensity of colour even in the pronounced subdued surfaces. She adores series and uses them to demonstrate changes in form and to present a view from different angles. Intuition is one of the most important resources that Doris Tuma draws on for her works; in the interplay of ideas her creative endeavours lead to the creation of peace and harmony as in her "Suche nach der seelischen Mitte" (Search for the inner middle). This obviously not only applies to her painting but to her steatite sculptures as well, the material itself being better known as soapstone. The confidence that "this is my material" was an indication of her self-assurance when she first came into contact with soapstone many years ago – and since then Doris Tuma has time and time again managed to release the secret hidden in each one of these stones. She searches and discovers the final shape of the work of art when the stone is still in its rough state using different techniques to develop contrasts. Picture and sculpture titles such as "Harmonie" (Harmony), "Geborgenheit" (Security), "Zweisamkeit" (Two of hearts) and "Balance" realise her passion for peace and balance.  The artist has been a member of the Kunstkreis Lauda-Königshofen (Art Circle) since 1994 and she undertook her first watercolour studies with Professor Losert at the Windberg monastery in the same year. Since 1995 she has attended several summer academies among them those in Trier and Bad Reichenall. Exhibitions in the gallery of the Lauda-Königshofen art circle, "das auge" (the eye) in the former Edelfingen railway station, the music educational institute in Weikersheim the "Falkenhuas" in Würzburg and the "Romschlössle" in Creglingen outline her ongoing development over the course of the years.

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