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Danilo De los Santos
Joseph Fabré Sallent. (Barcelona, 1959). He studies in love with his land, tied to it with such close ties, as indis-
painting at the Fine Arts Conservatory and the Catalan soluble, it is impossible to think of his paintings without identi-
Artistic Royal Circule; then, at the Massana School. In fying it immediately with landscape and people of the country.
1977 he arrived in Dominican Republic as a tourist but All his craft, excellent by the way, has always been at the ser-
decided to stay, becoming a professor at various art pro- vice of naturalistic, realistic, even costumbrista painting. His
gramm’s institutions. Since 1982 through out 2006, he marina, popular figures, flower, and mountains exude typical
helds around 30 individual painting exhibitions as well. characteristic, exuberance and fulfillment. The tropic pulsates
in them, but without stridency or surprises. With sharp, accu-
Four Anthological Visions rate drawing, deftly handling of colors, he manages to convey a
special charm, spontaneous serenity, an optimistic and joyful
PLUTARCO ANDÚJAR: atmosphere in his paintings. No matter that his subject is a
A SONG TO MY LAND wrinkled old woman’s face or a sad looking emaciated child. A
rugged mountain or sea landscape with clear and calm skies, in
This is how was titled the exhibition he held on No- all of them, Plutarco communicates a message of peace, sympa-
vember 31, 1983, many years after Manuel Valldeperes thy and gentleness without effort. The career path followed by
wrote: «It tells us the biography of Juan Plutarco Andújar the artist is a straight line, without hesitations, without daring
who was born in Montecristi on July 24, 1931. Let us add adventure. Fashion and isms walk past him without affecting
that it was a specially gifted Dominican region to boost him, without troubling him in the least. He looks at them com-
the artist’s love of nature. It is a land of firm light and ing and going, and he remains unfazed, confident.»
varying colorations which has been pinned to the retina
of our painter.» (M. J., Caribe, October 4, 1964). As a painter who took advantage of the great lessons
of his teachers and the Dominican reality, Plutarco Andú-
In the introduction to the catalog, Don Alejandro E. jar was master of himself, captivating with his visual songs
Grullón E., president of the bank sponsoring the exhibi- intoxicated with sea salt, palm trees and light of Boca Chi-
tion, said: «Banco Popular Dominicano begins today a ca, his preferred residence until his death in 1994.
program with the purpose of sponsoring a yearly exhibi-
tion of a national artist in Altos de Chavón. To inau- «Marina in Bayahibe,» acrylic/yellow stone, 65x106 cm.,
gurate our program we present a beautiful collection of
pictures of the great painter Plutarco Andújar. We devel- 1981 v «Untitled,» acrylic/canvas, 100x76 cm., 1983 v «Ma-
oped this cultural activity in close cooperation with the
Foundation that has made possible this young and splen- rino Landscape,» acrylic/canvas, 91x60 cm., no date v «Me-
did reality that is the city of artists. The Bank pursues a
dual purpose with its project: on the one hand provide rengueros,» acrylic and lacquer/canvas, 100x126 cm., 1992
Dominican artists to present a solo exhibition without
constraints, brought about Altos de Chavón’s efforts in v «Marina,» acrylic/canvas, 60x90 cm., no date v «Fisherman
favor of the arts and culture in general, efforts that for
their wide projections deserve the enthusiastic support with red,» acrylic/yellow stone, 70x55 cm., 1983 v «Fisher-
of all Dominicans.».
man,» acrylic/yellow stone, 75x55 cm., 1983 v «Fisherman,»
The expert critic and historian María Ugarte writes
the expository presentation: «Plutarco Andújar is an artist acrylic/yellow stone, 75x55 cm., 1983 v «Untitled,» acryl-
ic/yellow stone, 90x60 cm., 1983 v «Untitled,» acrylic/yel-
low stone, 70x55 cm., 1983 v «Untitled,» acrylic/yellow
stone, 75x55 cm., 1983 v «Untitled,» acrylic/yellow stone,
70x55 cm., 1983 v «Untitled,» acrylic/yellow stone, 90x60
cm., 1983 v «Untitled,» acrylic/yellow stone, 75x55 cm.,
1983 v «Night Fisher,» acrylic/canvas, 75x55 cm., no date
v «Marina,» acrylic/canvas, 70x55 cm., 1991 v «Vendutera,»
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