Nour Kuri
B. 19--, Mexico City
Born in Mexico City, Nour Kuri is of Lebanese descent, with family origins from Jezzine. She holds a B.A. in Social Communications from Anahuac University in Mexico.
She has held over 40 individual exhibitions in museums and galleries across Mexico, the United States of America, Europe, Lebanon, and China.
Several of her sculptures are included in the permanent collection of the Migration Nucleus Museum in Lebanon, as well as in private and public collections.
About her Work
Mexico City serves as Nour Kuri's magical source of inspiration. When she caresses mud – the yielding earth – , her entire being and emotions find their means of expression. She believes that this feeling, though personal to her, is shared by all of us, just as we cry or laugh—it is a fundamental part of life.
Nour Kuri perceives reality beyond surface appearances, using sculpture as a new medium to communicate her emotions and feelings. Her style can be described as Expressionist Surrealism, incorporating stylized forms that maintain their meaning and connection to the objects from which they originate, even in their abstraction.
The human figure is a recurring theme in her artwork, exploring concepts of couples, family, friendship, community, solitude, and reflective moments of life. Art is not only Nour Kuri's passion but also her life and inner expression and language. Her work conveys a perception of reality that goes beyond physical appearances. She utilizes materials such as bronze, marble, wood, terra cotta, and glass to communicate her emotions and feelings through the medium of sculpture.
Nour Kuri
En Paz, 2014,
Bronze, edition 1/10, 22 x 13 x 16 cm
MACAM Collection, donation by Kuri Nour