Dodo Newman Open Days Portfolio

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Dear Art Lover

I would be delighted to invite you to my studio in Kurfürstendamm 193 K, Loft 0-01 in front of the bronze statue for a coffee and a personal meeting.

You can come to my studio any day during the week from Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

In case these timings does not fit your schedule, please contact me and we can arrange a different time either during the week or the weekend.

I look forward to meet with you!

With kind regards,

::::: Dodo :::::

Email: [email protected]://www.inspirationaliste.comhttp://www.dodonewman.comhttps://www.facebook.com/inspirationalist

Artistic ExpressionUniqueness comes hand in hand with my life path, with the circle of birth and death and with the time and patience that is dedicated to create something new, with the persistence to make a dream come true. Everything comes from Passi-on, Persistence and Belief.

My aim is to inspire people to stop for an instant and feel different for a moment in time, to make them immerse in their imagination, believing in their dreams.

My Passion comes from the burning desire towards discovering new Lands, new Worlds. I transform my life travels into vivid sources of inspiration. I am inspired by the contrasts, the differences leading to the quest for beauty and harmony.

Differences and contrasts give birth to new ideas and new creations. Each story is beautiful within itself. I create to bring forth timeless, magical and inspiring dreams.

Beauty, perfection and continuous renewal to amaze and make others dream... All these together define my objective for innovation.

My footprints originate from a unique vision that cannot be categorized or compa-red to others, they speak their own language.

My place is outside the box and I invite You to come along. The impossible moti-vates me to make a difference and to be unique. Dreams do come true!

New collection (2014)

Earth, where we live is a Creation in itself. The colours, movements and forms are artworks that have inspired Me to create artworks from my own World.

2014/01TURNER‘S STORM

Technique: acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: 100 cm x 120 cm

The Storm. An elemental part of our life. Wether it happens in the sky or in the endless wide Ocean we fear it. We fear it just as we fear all the small storms in our daily life. However we are fascinated by this natural phenomenon. We adore its beauty, its power and when the first rays of light fight their way through the rain drops we finally see clarity. We know that we are finally heading towards the rainbow.

2014/02SWIRL


Hurricanes, swirls always surround us. Forms and figures stand at the edge of the Swirl not knowing which direction to take.It is a play of light and darknessjust as the influences around them.But which one is the right way around the Swirl?

2014/03SUPERNOVA I.


2014/04SUPERNOVA II.

Technique: gold foil, acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: 160 cm x 120 cm

2014/05SEEN AND UNSEEN


The vibrant World is covered with the mystical morning fog.We see through the thin air various forms and colours but we do not see them clearly.In life too we feel about things that are there even when we do not see them. It is this inner knowing that creates new Worlds.

2014/06FALLING THROUGH LAYERS


Just as there are layers in our life, looking down from the sky we can see the layers of thin air, clouds, rain, fog, mountains, lands, water.Each of these layers represent periods of our lives. Our life is just as beautiful as a view from the sky on to our Mother Earth.

2014/07LIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE


Finding Abstract

Abstract/01THE DREAM


Abstract/02ENERGIES II.

Technique: ink, acrylic on canvasDimensions: diptych150 cm x 50 cm each

Abstract/03ENERGIES III.

Technique: acrylic on canvasDimensions: 150 cm x 100 cm

Abstract/04GOLD AND PEARL SHOWER


Abstract/05PRAYER III.

Technique: acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: diptych80 cm x 120 cm each

Abstract/06SONG OF KRISHNA

Technique: glitter powder, acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: diptych80 cm x 120 cm each

Abstract/07KILL BILL I.

Technique: acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: tetraptych60 cm x 80 cm each

Abstract/08COBRA

Technique: oil on canvasDimensions: 40 cm x 50 cm

Abstract/09THE BEGINNING


Abstract/10WHEEL OF FORTUNE


Abstract/11BLUE ENERGY

Technique: glitter powder, acrylic on canvasDimensions: 160 cm x 180 cm

Abstract/12FLOWER GARDEN VEILED BY AN AURA


Abstract/13FIREBIRD


Abstract/14VIEW FROM SPACE


Abstract/15AWAKENING


Abstract/16I SWAM DEEP IN SEA


Abstract/17HAIKU VI.

Technique: acrylic on canvasDimensions: 60 cm x 80 cm

Abstract/18HAIKU VII.

Technique: paper, acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: 60 cm x 80 cm

Abstract/19THREE DIFFERENT FEELINGS IN A DAY

Technique: acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: triptych 50 cm x 80 cm60 cm x 80 cm40 cm x 80 cm

Abstract/20MOLECULAR EXPLOSION OF LOVE


Abstract/21LIFE LINES


Abstract/22REFLECTIONS OF LIGHT


Abstract/23CHANGING MOMENTS


Abstract/24DUE OF DAWN

Technique: glitter powder, acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: 70 cm x 100 cm

Abstract/25I TOOK A PIECE OF WOOD TO ANOTHER LEVEL

Technique: piece of fiber, acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: 50 cm x 100 cm

Abstract/26GOLDEN LABYRINTH


Major AchievementsDodo Newman is a person who thinks and acts “out of the box” and is moved by visions, which have never been before.

Her collections, creations are all about owning something, which is unique, rare, representing ultra luxury.

SWAROVSKIDodo is known for her close co-operation with Swarovski Crystals, and her latest artistic invention using resin technology which after eight years of experimentation is one of her legacies to the next generation.

Swarovski Crystals represents unique top quality crystal art at its best which is the perfect match for Dodo’s resin art invention. With this brand, she brings the ulti-mate in luxury to the contemporary art scene. She has experimented with a unique technique that has become her trademark worldwide.

Dodo combines this technology with the future and the past, with the traditional and untraditional out of the box methods.

Invention of a new materialDodo Newman is an accomplished artist, the inventor of her unique plexi-resin technique, as well as the new material the liquid crystallized resin. Her works are currently placed at the 71st place among the World Ultra Luxury Trends (overtaking Chopard, Bentley, Rolls Royce...), published in January 2014.

The combination of Dodo Newman’s invention, the liquid resin and the various crystal elements paves the way for a new line of luxury and art.

“Being different and making a difference is what I thrive to achieve by creating art works. My footprints originate from a unique vision that cannot be categorized or compared to others, they speak their own language. This is the reason why I invented the resin art technique, revolutionizing Plexiglas art design.”

"I was very happy to paint and work freely, but I wanted to start and find new ways in my art, new challenges. My way in life and in art has never been the same as what the majority does, my way has always been and is unique and special." - says Dodo.

In the years when Dodo’s abstract and free expressive way of painting was deve-loping, she experimented with a new technique with which she worked on Plexi-glas with resin and other materials.

"It was a truly big challenge for me because I was working with a highly flammable material and in the beginning there were several times when my studio caught fire." - laughs Dodo as she recalls these memories.

The new technique brought all the expected results and high quality, new artworks were born.

"I immensely love to work with this technique until this present day, since all artworks have two sides because of the plexiglas unique material. These two sides play wonderful games with light, all the works give very different effects during daytime or during night. This is the technique that makes my art more play-ful and more free too." - says Dodo.

It is also a material which allows Dodo to add other interesting materials as well like crystals, diamonds and diamond powder creating this way not only transpa-rent but also sparkling and dazzling effects.

Princely Jewelry-ArtworkA limited Jewelry-artwork was designed for Her Serene Highness Princess Char-lène of Monaco in 2012.

The artwork is a Diamond surfaced Jewelry-artwork, where all the colours, the reflections of the water and the purple shades were inspired by Her Serene High-ness Princess Charlène.

“I remember when I saw the wedding with You and Prince Albert and I saw that very special moment in the old chapel, when the tears covered Your eyes. It was a very emotional moment for all of us, because it was the moment where every-body realized how deeply you were moved and how profound your Love for Albert is. And as you appeared in your amazing dress, it was like an Angel coming down to Earth. The simplicity was surrounded with a heart breaking feeling that day.”- Quote from the private mailings of Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène and Dodo Newman

The artwork was created to remember this precious moment. Besides the Dia-mond surface there are also Swarovski Crystals implemented to remember Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène’s Armani wedding dress.

The artwork is a diptych, a two piece Jewelry-artwork, which complement each other. There is a special wave cut in the middle of the composition, representing the endless Ocean. This is where the two pieces can be fit together, to live forever together in peace. The two complementary pieces fold together just as the “A” and the “C” in Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène and His Serene Highness Princess Prince Albert II’s dual cypher.

A peculiarity is that when Dodo started to create the jewelry-artwork called "The Biggest Love Story" as a commemoration for the Royal wedding and the forever bonding love of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II and his beloved wife Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène of Monaco she was few months pregnant. This was an element that added to the inner beauty and its uniqueness of the work.

However after the creation of the masterpiece the release of the materials in the air, the highly toxic resin and the natural pigments could have meant danger and many complications for the unborn Life. Luckily the baby girl was born without any complication and Dodo’s work was celebrated in many medias stating as “the performance of priceless art transcendent value of the precious love” and it was selected into the TOP 100 Ultra Luxury trends in 2013.

Princely Jewelry-ArtworkA limited Jewelry-artwork was designed for Her Serene Highness Princess Char-lène of Monaco in 2012.

The artwork is a Diamond surfaced Jewelry-artwork, where all the colours, the reflections of the water and the purple shades were inspired by Her Serene High-ness Princess Charlène.

“I remember when I saw the wedding with You and Prince Albert and I saw that very special moment in the old chapel, when the tears covered Your eyes. It was a very emotional moment for all of us, because it was the moment where every-body realized how deeply you were moved and how profound your Love for Albert is. And as you appeared in your amazing dress, it was like an Angel coming down to Earth. The simplicity was surrounded with a heart breaking feeling that day.”- Quote from the private mailings of Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène and Dodo Newman

The artwork was created to remember this precious moment. Besides the Dia-mond surface there are also Swarovski Crystals implemented to remember Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène’s Armani wedding dress.

The artwork is a diptych, a two piece Jewelry-artwork, which complement each other. There is a special wave cut in the middle of the composition, representing the endless Ocean. This is where the two pieces can be fit together, to live forever together in peace. The two complementary pieces fold together just as the “A” and the “C” in Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène and His Serene Highness Princess Prince Albert II’s dual cypher.

A peculiarity is that when Dodo started to create the jewelry-artwork called "The Biggest Love Story" as a commemoration for the Royal wedding and the forever bonding love of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II and his beloved wife Her Serene Highness Princess Charlène of Monaco she was few months pregnant. This was an element that added to the inner beauty and its uniqueness of the work.

However after the creation of the masterpiece the release of the materials in the air, the highly toxic resin and the natural pigments could have meant danger and many complications for the unborn Life. Luckily the baby girl was born without any complication and Dodo’s work was celebrated in many medias stating as “the performance of priceless art transcendent value of the precious love” and it was selected into the TOP 100 Ultra Luxury trends in 2013.

Selected into the Top 100 Ultra LuxuryDodo Newman is the inventor of her unique plexi-resin technique and one of her latest creation is currently placed at the 71st place among the World Ultra Luxury Trends (overtaking Chopard, Bentley, Rolls Royce...).

The Ultra Luxury Trend Report allows to have the foresight into what ultra luxury trends will be important to take into account for the next one to four years.

Desire CollectionDodo Newman is the Creator of the original material for the Desire Collection's surface.

The dial’s surface is a unique cut from the remains of the special Royal artwork partly owned by HSH Princess Charlène of Monaco (The Biggest Love Story). The Royal related jewelry-artwork has been selected in to the TOP 100 Ultra-Luxury items in the World (January 2014).

The ultimate aim, to celebrate Life and Love in one masterpiece, is well extended in the limited pieces of the Desire Collection.

The surface of the Desire Collection is unique, one and only for each timepiece. Every watch is an individual state of art in itself. They represent a one of a kind collectors’ item.

The unmatched, exclusive surface is the highest ranked watch surface in the World (TOP 100 Ultra-Luxury Trends, January 2014).

There is no two surface of the Desire Collection that matches, they are unique because of the original provenance of the related collectible item that has been chosen in to the Top of the Ultra-luxury world.

Because of the crystallised cut from the original piece of material for the surface, which is a piece of art in itself, each Desire Collection timepiece has a unique and unrepeatable surface, as its own individual DNA. This is what places the Desire Collection Ultra-luxury watches to the level of rarity and collectibles.

Experimenting

Experimenting/01GHOST

Technique: Swarovski crystals, resin, pigments on PlexiglasDimensions: 150 cm x 100 cm

Experimenting/02SEA WAVE

Technique: Swarovski crystals, resin, pigments on PlexiglasDimensions: 150 cm x 100 cm

Experimenting/03Plexi No. 3

Technique: glitter powder, resin, pigments on PlexiglasDimensions: 100 cm x 70 cm

Experimenting/04Plexi No. 5

Technique: resin, pigments on PlexiglasDimensions: 100 cm x 70 cm

Experimenting/05STARDUST


Experimenting/06DANCE OF INDIA


Experimenting/07CIGAR

Technique: resin, pigments on PlexiglasDimensions: 100 cm x 100 cm

Life of Dodo“The complexity of my life path made me what I am. Born into a diplomat family I know what it means to move, to adapt to different habits, cultures and climates. I lived in different cities of the World in India, Iran, Hungary, Italy, UK, US, France, Monaco and Germany, admiring and adopting to the cultural mix, experiencing different tastes and detecting the wonderful, endless colours of life.”

Childhood: IndiaTraveling and moving for Dodo Newman are the most natural things in the world, since she has lived and studied in various countries around the world during her lifetime. She has been introduced into many cultural environments by her diplo-mat parents, so she considers to own many homes and many native languages. Although she was born in Hungary the first pages of her memories are tied the most to India. She was only two years old when her parents got divorced and together with her father she moved to New Delhi.

"India's sensuous world has strong effects on me and its imprints can be seen even today in my taste and in my painting style.”

“As I always said India has a deep effect on the senses, it stirs up vibrating every single sense and it does it in a multiple and unimaginable way. The colours en-chant the eyes, the flavours and scents send us simply to another world. Even the air is colourful in India. The poorest person also wears colourful dresses and even the food reflects colours as well. In addition to all these India is the home of love. It is the world of intense feelings where passion is an element of the every days.”

“The strong colours, scents, materials, nature's wonderful vicinity and of course the ever present poverty. I experienced here the completeness of life in all the ext-reme ways. The spiritual freedom, the openness and the physical poverty." - she remembers back - "I often played with the local children who often ran with us barefoot and in ragged dresses. Life there is not easy but I have learned a lot from the experiences I had there. Today I know that it doesn't matter where someone comes from, what his or her colour of skin is, what language he or she speaks – what really matters is that all our feelings, aims are the same."

Maybe it seems unbelievable for those born into the modern world but Dodo grew up without TV, movies, electronics. The world of books and stories surroun-ded her each and every night and day taking her always to a new land, where she could fly on the wings of the imagination.

“My imagination developed with the help of books and stories: Every child needs a story!”

Dodo really appreciates her childhood in India because as she states this helped her to find her real path in life. Even if the family after India moved to the dictatorial Iran and then to communist Hungary young Dodo always kept alive her dreams alive with the power of imagination, which she received in India through the sto-ries.

When Dodo was nine she and her parents came back to Hungary for a few years,

years that meant a huge shock for her.

"In India I went to English speaking International schools, where most of the clas-ses were taken outside in the surrounding garden, also because it was quite hot. In the afternoons there were no home works to be done, even the books were left at school. I had classmates from different nationalities, where everyone thought it natural that children with different type of skin were studying together without any kind of conflict. I used to love to go to school, perhaps this was the reason for the shock that I experienced in Hungary.”

“Although I had blonde hair I did not understand why my classmates made fun of me calling me Indian, when they got to know where I lived before. Moreover in the first two years of school I continuously almost failed, since I hardly even knew how to write in Hungarian. Every second afternoon I had to go to separate teachers. I was always scared to go to school where I had to take oral and written exams - since in India all of these things were unknown."

Dodo did not realise that her life would be completely transformed by the dreams and colours of India. She grew up without the frills of modernity or the associated gadgetry and this helped develop her sensibilities. Books and stories inspired her and took her to new lands.

“When I was a child I felt apart from the World. Growing up as a white child in India I often dreamed by the seaside, I never really felt myself alone there. The most beautiful actor of my dreams was always the infinite Ocean.

I also saw poverty first in India. As a child it was never strange for me to see poor children on the streets. I was even more astonished when later during my further stages of life most people associated poverty with dirt and lack of hygiene. Pover-ty is not a good thing but as a child I understood and accepted it easily. I played the same with the local children without any prejudice.

As a child I learned to live without any ties, freely. We lived in a house circled by a park but I always looked for the company of the local children.”

The power of inner freedom she received in India has accompanied Dodo all through her artistic as well as her life path.

































Growing up in IranIn a few years time Dodo's family travelled to another country and they had to familiarize with this new country and a new culture.

"Iran and the Arab countries are all considered the same by the media, even though the situation of women in Iran is not as bad as it is depicted. It is true that all women have to cover their hair with scarves and everyone lives behind walls. Women have very fashionable clothes and are neat under their covers they also travel quite a lot. They also can study freely, many of them become architects, doctors, teachers. It is however hard for young pairs to get used to not being able to hold hands in the streets, and girls and boys cannot have parties together. It was quite weird that men and women were separated not only in the swimming pools but also on the ski slopes." - says Dodo.

"Islamic culture had effects on Dodo's painting. She learned to use pastels in her drawings from an Iranian artist and in the summer vacations she went to Paris to artistic schools to develop her skills. "I loved Paris, the exciting life, the world of galleries, the openness of the people, and their hunger for culture. My stay in Paris had such an influence on me that I decided to become a fashion designer." - remembers Dodo.

The closed environment of Iran gave Dodo the opportunity to discover her inner side and to explore her artistic Soul. She spent many hours and evenings in her room dreaming, drawing, sketching and visualizing her future of changes and expansion.

In Iran there were no English or American schools because of the political tensi-ons. So Dodo had to choose whether to go to an Italian or German high school. She chose the Italian school, this way she acquired the knowledge of a new lan-guage and culture. This helped her when, a few years later she managed easily to enter a well-known Italian fashion design school.

Opening up: Italy"When I started to study in Florence I felt myself in Heaven! But I was naive and I didn't fully grasp what was that I undertook. I was convinced fashion design is only about drawing. Although reality is very far from this! Perhaps Ralph Lauren is famous enough to just draw but all of us students at the school had to sew and tailor and this part never really interested me. So I moved to Rome. I wanted to study art, painting here but my parents decided that they would only pay for my studies if I chose something more practical and useful. I had not much choice. My family remained in Iran and I was in Europe alone. So I entered an American Uni-versity where I graduated in international relations. There were various nationali-ties and cultures at the university just as I was used to during my childhood."

Whenever Dodo had some time off she roamed around the streets of Rome, she embraced the ever so nearness of Italian art and she tried to save all that she saw in the city’s beauty on paper.

Rome was a city important for many other reasons as well. It was the city where Dodo started first to experience living by herself, being free and discovering her hidden desires, making visions of them.

Way to become a real ArtistAfter many traveling and seeing the World, Dodo Newman returned to the Land where she was born, to Hungary to continue the search of her path. Unfortunately the positive open attitude did not meet an appropriate reception, so Dodo did not find her path and she was not sure her aims could be realized there.

With her heart full of hope, Dodo packed up her backpack to head towards West Europe with a thought in her mind to work and co-operate with international art galleries. She decided to choose for a destination Berlin, Germany where she chose to realize her art studio to make her art. Not everything was white and black though, and there were some very difficult moments and periods to be faced in Berlin too.

It was the year of 2008 when this new city of Berlin appeared in Dodo’s life.

"I had a thought that Berlin is a tolerant,open and free city and also it is to become the centre of art in Europe. So I thought this city might keep some surprises and new inspirations for me." - says Dodo, who in 2009 was working already in a 1,400 sq. art studio.

Early ups and downs - The BreakthroughThe path of discovery brought both many struggles to face and many challenges to overcome as well as moments and periods of immense joy.

Once one keeps challenging the obstacles and improve their innovation they will arrive to the point of breakthrough.

“Every step, falling, sadness, fight, victory forms a part to the final aim: praise your mistakes, your struggle you need all of the for the final story.”

The Inspirationaliste“I believe in the Good. My Soul is guided by my inner energies that have to mani-fest themselves through my art and will never fade.

The word I gave to describe Myself and my Life Inspirationaliste was born after I decided not to be called an Artist anymore. It was a way for me to express my detachment from all that is usual and my aim to be different.“ - describes Dodo.

Inspiration is the process of breathing in the air, the most vital thing that keeps us alive. For Dodo to inspire others is like this most vital thing in Life.

Creator, Innovator“I started as an abstract expressionist artist. Of course there are ten-thousands of artists creating abstract expressionist styles, so I had to find out a way I would be remembered and stand out from this incredible crowd. Since I did not want to change my style I decided that I will start to experiment a new artistic technique. It took me a 9 years long trip but I finally experimented the resin based art.

With my resin technique I managed to change the simple abstract art, it was the first resin on plexiglas used with an original and unique process. People started to remember me as the creator who makes resin pieces.

People recognized me because I was able to challenge the existing and to com-bine it with some new and innovative way. Therefore I became the very first resin artist.” - remembers Dodo.

Aesthetic and technical side, creating and invention are both elements that are all important for Dodo.

Dreams that InspireDodo Newman cannot live without dreams, without her imagination, without hol-ding her visions and making them into realities.

“Dreams are my fuel, my imagination is never limited. In my imagination I can be and become whoever I want to be.” - says Dodo.

“Nothing is impossible, the limit is only the imagination…” is Dodo’s favourite saying, based on her own life experiences.

“Living the dreams is an inner journey because before anyone can actually see them, one must be able to see and live it within themselves. It is only through this journey of self discovery that one finds the real treasure, which is within ourselves. Our imagination is incredibly powerful, if only we believe in them….” - describes Dodo.

Dodo is inspired by the contrasts, the differences leading to the quest for disco-very as they give birth to new ideas and new creations. This is part of the journey, there is no new vision without the contrast and the diversities that are fueled by life experiences.

Early years

Early/01VENICE IN MY DREAMS

Technique: oil on wooden panelDimensions: 70 cm x 50 cm

Early/02FLAMINGOS


Early/03VISITING THE WITCH OF THE SEAS

Technique: acrylic, oil on canvasDimensions: triptych50 cm x 50 cm60 cm x 80 cm60 cm x 50 cm

Early/04FROZEN


Early/05TREASURE


Early/06MERGING TOGETHER


Early/07CROWD IN THE SEA


Early/08FISH IN THE DEEP


Early/09CLOSE-UP OF THE MAGICAL WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY


Early/10MOMENT IN GALAXY


Early/11PLANET


Early/12LIFE INSIDE A FLOWER


Early/13COLOURFUL BUBBLE


Early/14SUNRISE AFTER A STORM


Early/15CAPTURING THE FERTILITY OF THE SPRING FLOWER


Early/16BUTTERFLY


Early/17SEARCHING FOR LIGHT DEEP IN THE HEART


Early/18THINKING


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