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Wim
Kuenen Prema
Wim Kuenen was born in Volendam, the Netherlands, in 1947,
and attended Famous Artists school from 1968 till 1972 in
Amsterdam. During his career he created diverse works of art,
like mural paintings, and also designed and decorated several
city busses with various themes. His artwork was exhibited
both at home and abroad and is widely known.
As an artist, Kuenen works under the pseudonym Prema. He is
inspired
particularly by Indian Vedas, such as the Bhagavad Gita, but
also by his
personal experiences in everyday life, which form a great
source of
imagination. His spiritually tinted subjects deal with themes
like birth,
illness, age and death, as well as deliverance, Karma and
the circle of
life.
Being a fantast as well as a painter, Wim Kuenen uses both
these qualities
to make large, magic realistic paintings with unconventional
composition and subject matter. The application of colours
forms the finishing touch, and his use of exquisite light
lends a magnificently magical personality to his art works.
His method of work compels respect. Kuenen1s paintings reflect
traces of an inner struggle and are testimony to his remarkable
talent, which he uses in an exceptional way. Art is emotion,
says Kuenen; it appeals to an inner experience, and affects
us spiritually.
Art, experiencing beauty and fascination, reveals the spiritual
essence of
his world and is therefore of major significance to him. Kuenen
feels that our yearning for beauty in art stems from an inner
desire for the source all human beings eventually originate
from. It is a source of infinite beauty and purity.
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