Artist Nicolaas Bollen

Style:

Nicolaas Bollen uses a style which he named “sur-momentism” or “behind the moment”. Nicolaas sees himself as the vehicle through which creative energy manifests itself from behind the moment to transcend the “now” moment.

Nicolaas describes sur-momentism as an intuitive way of translating reality through an abstract, modernistic eye. He sees the bold strokes as expressions of the music that weaves life together.

Technique:

Nicolaas Bollen approaches his canvas with a wide variety of techniques. He employs brushes, fingers, rollers, as well as the palette knife as tools to apply acrylic and oil media. He mixes his own combinations of colors into a rich sculptural surface texture. This texture reveals many aspects in different light levels and perspectives. He handcrafts his own three-dimensional modernistic frames for his paintings. The scale of his paintings varies from intimate to large.

Exhibitions:

Nicolaas Bollen’s work has been exhibited in the following Galleries: 1986 Gallery International, Dallas, Texas. 1987 C.G.Rein Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1988 Presden Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1989-1993 Windsor Betts (formerly Animales), Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1992-1993 Medicine Wheel, Taos, New Mexico. 1994-1995 New Masters Gallery, Taos, New Mexico. 1995-1998 Commissioned Artwork. 1998-1999 Windsor Betts Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1999-current VanLucci Company, Dallas, Texas

Collectors from 3 continents have acquired Nicolaas Bollen’s work.

Life Treks:

Nicolaas was born in his grandparent’s hotel to his Dutch parents in Padang, Indonesia. He lived for eight years in the lush and sensual jungles of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. In 1956, Nicolaas moved to a different continent. In Holland he experienced a dense, cozy, people-made environment, also shaped by the sea. At 18, he changed continents again by moving to Los Angeles where he studied Architecture for 2 years. From 1969 until 1972 he studied Architecture and Art at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Nicolaas moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1979. He and his wife crafted a “Dutch Gothic Hogan” home, where they raise a family. With his family he explores the Santa-Fe wilderness and the Western United States. He synthesizes these experiences into his sur-momentism creations.

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