Doris Kolpa (1996) is a Rotterdam-based artist and alumnus from the St. Joost Academy. Kolpa's paintings often depict women resting or playing in nature which are disrupted by mechanical or patriarchal intrusions. This duality gives the image an eerie and alienating presence. She draws inspiration from folklore, actuality, pop culture, the digital world the painting tradition and her own subjectivity, merging them into an image which seems totake place in between something mythical, normal and disturbing.
“Seeing the Starlink for the first time was, in some ways, a similar experience as being in the mountains for the first time. Feeling small, fully aware that there is something bigger and a slight fear. The difference is that this wasn't a transcendental feeling coming from Mother Earth, this was a shivering feeling coming from a man in a suit. With my paintings I want to depict both feelings at once, the sublime of the natural world and the terror of what's going on in the world; the rising seas, wars, fascism and futures being sold to the highest bidder. Through the paintings I reflect on the modern day condition and explorethe feeling of the constant threat slumbering in the mundane moments.”
“Seeing the Starlink for the first time was, in some ways, a similar experience as being in the mountains for the first time. Feeling small, fully aware that there is something bigger and a slight fear. The difference is that this wasn't a transcendental feeling coming from Mother Earth, this was a shivering feeling coming from a man in a suit. With my paintings I want to depict both feelings at once, the sublime of the natural world and the terror of what's going on in the world; the rising seas, wars, fascism and futures being sold to the highest bidder. Through the paintings I reflect on the modern day condition and explorethe feeling of the constant threat slumbering in the mundane moments.”
Painter based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Instagram/doriskolpa
doriskolpa@hotmail.com
+31 621 593 448
Solo exhibitions
Where the Pavement Ends, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects Naarden (2023)
When the Curtain Falls, Culturehub Rotterdam (2021)
Group exhibitions
Zomersalon Westerkade kunst Rotterdam (2024)
Klassiek meets Kunst, Tivoli Vredeburg Utrecht (2024)
Pijnlijk Mooi, Zamen Amsterdam (2024)
Luxe Benen, Marian Cramer Amsterdam (2024)
Festival exhibition, Palet Amsterdam (2023)
Ubuntu, de Zolder & Mono Rotterdam (2023)
Zomersalon Westerkade kunst Rotterdam (2023)
When Grey turns Purple, performance, Skek Amsterdam (2023)
Salon de Cultrue, performance, kunstkerk Dordrecht (2023)
Crisiskunst, groupshow, Gallery Niffo Rotterdam (2022)
Figure it out, curating Pictura Dordrecht (2022)
Kersvers, spoken word, vurige tongen, Ruigoord Amsterdam (2022)
Mother(land), groupshow, Z33 Hasselt (2022)
Kersvers, performance night, Door Dordecht (2021)
When the curtain falls, solo show, Culturehub Rotterdam (2021)
Kersvers, groupshow, Pictura Dordrecht (2021)
The Nowshow, groupshow, St. Joost academy Breda (2021)
Window exhibition, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam (2021
Moment of trust, groupshow, Club Solo Breda (2020)
Education
Bachelor Art & Research, St Joost school for Arts and Design Breda (2017-2021)
Minor Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Instagram/doriskolpa
doriskolpa@hotmail.com
+31 621 593 448
Solo exhibitions
Where the Pavement Ends, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects Naarden (2023)
When the Curtain Falls, Culturehub Rotterdam (2021)
Group exhibitions
Zomersalon Westerkade kunst Rotterdam (2024)
Klassiek meets Kunst, Tivoli Vredeburg Utrecht (2024)
Pijnlijk Mooi, Zamen Amsterdam (2024)
Luxe Benen, Marian Cramer Amsterdam (2024)
Festival exhibition, Palet Amsterdam (2023)
Ubuntu, de Zolder & Mono Rotterdam (2023)
Zomersalon Westerkade kunst Rotterdam (2023)
When Grey turns Purple, performance, Skek Amsterdam (2023)
Salon de Cultrue, performance, kunstkerk Dordrecht (2023)
Crisiskunst, groupshow, Gallery Niffo Rotterdam (2022)
Figure it out, curating Pictura Dordrecht (2022)
Kersvers, spoken word, vurige tongen, Ruigoord Amsterdam (2022)
Mother(land), groupshow, Z33 Hasselt (2022)
Kersvers, performance night, Door Dordecht (2021)
When the curtain falls, solo show, Culturehub Rotterdam (2021)
Kersvers, groupshow, Pictura Dordrecht (2021)
The Nowshow, groupshow, St. Joost academy Breda (2021)
Window exhibition, Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam (2021
Moment of trust, groupshow, Club Solo Breda (2020)
Education
Bachelor Art & Research, St Joost school for Arts and Design Breda (2017-2021)
Minor Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht