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at the Banco popular dominicano visual arts collection
with its «graffiti,» stains and wearing out. Then the myth- (National Biennial, 1992), continue studies at The Art
ological reflections arise, with the «Earth’s figuration» Students League of New York and in Bogota, Colombia.
and the signs as chromatic conjugations. Since 1995, he is a pictorial and graphic artist woman with
individuals and collectives exhibitions. In 1992, she was
«Impression,» acrylic/canvas, 40x30 cm., 1995 chosen to appear at the exhibition «Dominican Art and
Women Today.»
Pedro Ricart. (Santo Domingo, 1960). Apart from his
«Composition of an Uncertain Future,» oil/canvas,
landscape’s theme, the painter produces the icon «She, 104x107 cm., no date v «Step by Step,» mix/canvas, 149x149
with Lights on the Air,» mix/canvas 32x22 inch., 1988. cm., 1996 v «In Search for Justice,» mix/canvas, 132x102 cm.,
The iconography is centred on the image of a young 1997 v «Close to Justice,» acrylic/canvas, 173x150 cm., 1997.
woman with a hand close to her face, with the focus on
the lower plane’s lateral. Around her, there is a multiple Daniel Díaz. (1945). In 1978 he showed at the collectors
colour range representing a gale with the symbolism of a
small bird, flying in the compositional high clearer zone. circle collective exhibitions, in individuals at the Art Nou-
The figuration, combined with an abstractionist lyric veau Center in 1983 and 1986. In this institutions he also
context, announces a subsequent discourse. showed at the Miniature Biennial and at the Erotic Art
collective exhibition (1986). He participated at the Third
Pedro Terreiro. (Barahona, 1955). He studied Design Drawing National Venue (1993) and the Four Internation-
al Venue (1995), sponsored by the Arawak Foundation.
and Industrial Mechanic at his native city Vocational According to Cándido Gerón: «His work exhibits a blunt
School, obtaining a scholarship from Alcoa Exploration drawing that evades the color artifice and beauty, frequently using
Company to study Education at the Fine Arts National the graphic itself as a way of expression. (…) the figures’ fluency
School, since 1976. Being a distinctive and different artist underlines the subhuman conditions suffered by his infancy.»
among the eighty’s generation, he obtains the first drawing
prize at the León Jimenes Competition in 1983, recording «Shoe-shiner,» ink/paper, 19x23 inch., 1983.
later on his first individual «Neither Oblivion nor Silence»
(Nouveau Center, 1985). Terrero gets into a discourse in Remberto Rondón. (1960). He studied at the Beaux
which, the luminous burst, movement, and the pictorial
pulse’s gesture translate the vertigo signs of a magic and rit- Arts National School and forms part of the 80’s Gen-
ualistic underworld. Marianne de Tolentino mentions «the eration Collective, obtaining the sole award by FAO
painter’s total overturn towards abstraction, to a vehemently lyric and Youngs of the Americas competition organized in
abstract language» (Listín Diario, February the 2nd, 1985). 1986, at the time he registers his first individual show-
Amable López Meléndez do not hesitate to link Terreiro to ing. Apart from his work as already well-known drawer,
«The Baroque’s and the real marvellous paintings» ALM. Cata- he creates installations and helds a painting exhibition at
logue Presentation, November 11, 1986). the Moder Art Museum.
«Paradise. Homage to Lezama Lima’s Work,» acrylic/can- «Grandmother With Kid,» pencil/paper, 19x23 inch., no
vas, ensemble, 14x97 cm., 1986. date.
Luz Severino. (Hato Mayor, 1962). Graduates from the Vladimir Velázquez. (Santo Domingo, 1963). Origi-
Fine Arts National School as a Drawing professor. He was nally formed at the Foundation Eugenio Mendoza’
awarded with honours in various sculpture’s competitions School from Caracas, Venezuela; and the Elias Delgado‘s
(1974) and Cándido Bidó’s (1977) Academies; he also
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