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Art and History
at the Banco popular dominicano visual arts collection
in the Art Treasures of Banco Popular we can find more THE EIGHTIES GENERATION (OCHENTISTAS)
than 25 of his paintings. AND REALISM
«Isabel la Católica Corner Emiliano Tejera,» acrylic/ The artistic generation is that which arises and
canvas, 76x152 cm., 1984 v «La Atarazana,» acrylic/canvas, formed during the decade 1980, in a geographic radius
50x90 cm., 1987 v «Lanscape With Bridge,» acrylic/can- that relates young vocations in many cities of the repub-
vas, 50x100 cm., 1988 v «Ozama Fortress,» acrylic/canvas, lic, its greatest concentration is related to Santo Domin-
101x126 cm., 1993-1994 v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 60x91 go. From the prestigious National School of Fine Arts,
cm., 1989 v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 50x100 cm., 1988 v as the capital official centre of arts education, there is a
«Mirage at Barahona Beach,» acrylic/canvas, 61x75 cm., 1995 large number of graduates that offer novelty of becoming
v «Arz. Nouel Street,» acrylic/canvas, 50x100 cm., 1988 v an organized and militant core that also tends to link
«Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 45x90 cm., 1989 v «Hato Mayor colleagues from other centres including visual arts pro-
Street Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, 75x100 cm., 1987 v «Santo grams, among them, the art schools of Universidad Au-
Domingo Cathedral Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, 60x75 cm., tónoma and Apec.
1996 v «Seascape,» acrylic/canvas, 50x60 cm., 1982 v «Las
Damas Street. National Mausoleum,» acrylic/canvas, 126x100 The organized and militant «ochentista» is different
cm., 1997 v «Cord Gate,» acrylic/canvas, 119x89 cm., 1995 from previous associative formula of the Three, The
v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 75x151 cm., 1987 v «Village Mask, Proyecta, Friordano, Reflection and Atlante, de-
Street,» acrylic and varnish/canvas, 50x100 cm., 1987 v «Hato fined by a small number of members. The formation
Mayor Street,» acrylic/canvas, 75x152 cm., 1988 v «La Vega’s of the «Collective Generation 80» identifies a militancy
Street,» acrylic/canvas, 49x85 cm., 1987 v «La Vega’s Street,» that although it is marked by the graduates of the Na-
acrylic/canvas, 35x90, 1987 v «San Francisco Street,» acrylic/ tional School at the beginning of the decade, they incor-
canvas, 30x60 cm., 1988 v «Cord House,» oil/canvas, 101x176 porate other graduates, becoming a large number of its
cm., 1990 v «Seascape,» mix/canvas, 54x70 cm., 1986 v «Vil- members. The group organizes regular exhibitions and
lage Street,» oil/canvas, 34x90 cm., 1989 v «Conde Street,» supports individual showcases, obtaining support from
acrylic/canvas, 73x100 cm., 1999 v «Beginning of Mercedes sponsoring and receptive institutions, as well as from
Street,» acrylic/canvas, 50x101, 1990 v «Una Venecia en San the critical sector. The Collective Generation 80, some-
Francisco,» acrílica/tela, 37x100 cm., 1995. what lay down the norms of the so called «Boom» of the
Dominican arts, especially noticeable in the increasing
Jorge Checo. (Santo Domingo, 1968). He studied at number of exhibition, galleries and the enthusiasm that
encourages national collections.
the National School of Fine Arts, graduating in 1988.
He was a member of the group Q-ATRO XXI, a sup- A number of ochentistas paintings are located in the
porter of the graphic work (drawing and prints) with art fund of Banco Popular; among them, works of Elvis
development between 1988-1991. A second Painting Avilés, Juan Mayí, Lissette Mejía, Miguel Núñez, Carme-
Prize in the Contest Casa de Teatro in 1995, marking lo Polanco, Pedro Ricart… although the number of repre-
his return to the cloth and brushes that lids him to be a sentatives of the eighties generation is greater, below we
still-life painter with finishing dapper in technical and will list those related to landscape.
realistic approach. The still life is the subject of his per-
sonal exhibitions. Elvis Avilés. (Santo Domingo, 1965). He studied at the
«Still Life,» acrylic/canvas, 60x91 cm., 1999. National School of Fine Arts and attended workshops
with Alberto Bass and Pedro Céspedes, which influence
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