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Danilo De los Santos
v «Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, 59x74 cm., 1990 v «Untitled,» George Hausdorf in the capital city (1939), attended the
acrylic/canvas, 60x75 cm., 1992 v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, National School of Fine Arts, the Academy of Ortega
100x126 cm., 1992 v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 123x150 cm., Hernández, and then resided in Madrid where he joined
1992 v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 75x100 cm., 1993 v «Land- circles and artistic workshops. In 1972 and 1973 held his
scape,» acrylic/canvas, 75x60 cm., 1993 v «Landscape,» acrylic/ first solo at Sala Rosa María, offering a variety of sub-
canvas, 75x100 cm., 1993 v «Infantile Landscape (ST),» oil/can- jects including still life. From academic background, he
vas, 100x75 cm., 1993 v «Infantile Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, reveals intimate classicism, realistic and even vernacular,
101x76 cm., 1993 v «Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, 101x76 cm., no when painting the domestic kitchen.
date v «Infantile Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, 100x75 cm., 1994.
«Still Life,» acrylic/canvas, 60x96 cm., 1963 v «Still
Elías Delgado. (San Pedro de Macorís, 1924/Santo Life,» oil/canvas, 24x38 inch., 1981 v «Untitled,» oil/canvas,
86x101 cm., 1985 v «Still Life,» acrylic/canvas, 24x36 inch.,
Domingo, 1999). Living in La Vega where he was for- 1990 v «Still Life: stove, iron…,» acrylic/canvas, 24x32 inch.,
merly trained in painting between 1939 and 1945, his no date.
teachers were Bolívar Berrido, Joaquín Priego and Darío
Suro. Later he founds and art academy and upon the cre- Willy Pérez. (Santo Domingo, 1956). Guided by his
ation of the Municipal School of Fine Arts, he’s part of
the first group of teachers. With solo exhibitions held in father Guillo Pérez, attended the Academy of Cándido
Santo Domingo in 1964 and 1969, he delved between in Bidó and the Art Students League of New York. He has
configurations with various languages, unconventional. held his work in collectives, has held seven individual un-
In the capital city where he settled with wife and chil- til 1998. Marked by the radiant chromatic style, he does
dren, founded the Leonardo Da Vinci Academy, which not run away from the parental influence even though
he directed until his death. he finds his personal tone in water biodiversity and land-
scapes of rice fields and coastal hamlets.
«Sky, Mountain and Trees,» acrylic/canvas, 44x42
inch., 1993. «Marina,» acrylic/canvas, 24x20 inch., 1986 v «Rice
Fields,» acrylic/canvas, 40x50 inch., 1989 v «Paddies,» acryl-
4. The capital’s presence. Santo Domingo, ic/canvas, 46x50 inch., 1987.
capital city, is the centre of governmental administra-
tion, financial guidelines and major cultural institutions Iván Houellemont. (Desvignes). (Santo Domingo,
in communications, recreation and national patrimony.
It’s an urban metropolis with a large concentration of 1924-1992). Architect and painter who signed his works
artists of all expressive fields. In this cluster, the field with the name Desvignes. He started in the arts field at an
of visual arts is represented by painters Tomás López early age, receiving guidance from teachers José Gausachs
Ramos, Willy Pérez, Alberto and Iván Houellemont, and Manolo Pascual. Exhibitor of several collective exhi-
Renzo Oviedo, whom internalized Dominican reality bitions, he holds a personal showcase in 1982.
differentially and according to their individual style.
«Sugar Factory I,» oil/canvas, 20x24 inch., 1982 v «Sugar
Factory II,» oil/canvas, 24x18 inch., 1982 v «Sugar Factory
III,» oil/canvas, 24x18 inch., 1982.
Tomás López Ramos. (Spain, 1930/Santo Domingo, Renzo Oviedo Weber. (Santo Domingo, 1957). He
2010). Living in Dominican Republic from the age of 14, is guided by his father Nuris Oviedo and uncle Ramón
and trained at the Academy of Painting established by Oviedo. There is no record of personal samples in his
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