Rene Tosari - Diversity is Power

Rene Tosari. Diversity is Power is the first monograph on the work of Surinam-Dutch artist Rene Tosari (1948). In 1983 Tosari founded the Waka Tjopu artists' collective. He is regarded as one of Suriname's most important graphic artists. His work was politically engaged in the 70s and 80s. Tosari was directly inspired by his social engagement, often inspired by social realism. In addition, he made more indirect and symbolic work as his style becomes freer, more complex and imaginative. His paintings are characterized by a self-develepod technique, a combination of acrylic and oil paint that is applied layer by layer, wet. From 1990 his home was the Netherlands, but he regularly stayed in Suriname. Since 2013 he has lived and worked in Suriname. Contributors to this publication include: Steve Ammersingh, Chandra van Binnendijk, Rob Perree, Priscilla Tosari and Marieke Visser.