| Title: | Casita con Flores |
| Author: | Daniel Henríquez |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Medium | Acrylic / Canvas |
| Size: | 88.9 x 152.4 cm. |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Emil Melmoth
Emil Melmoth, sculpting the Fragile Threshold Between Flesh, Faith, and Mortality. His hyperrealistic figurative sculptures initially resem...
August 26, 2014
Daniel Henríquez: Casita con Flores
August 21, 2014
Julianny Ariza Vólquez
Mi trabajo es en torno a repensar las patrones sociales que se introducen a través de lo visual en una dimensión material, en formas arquitectónicas, mobiliarios y objetos desde la estética del poder político, religioso y de género, que se reflejan en nuestro comportamiento e ideologías de domesticidad... Busco proponer nuevos imaginarios de coexistencia y recuperación de lo afrodiaspórico y taíno, a través de la instalación, la cerámica y la pintura, principalmente.
Julianny Ariza Vólquez nacio el 1987 en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Estudió en la Escuela Nacional de Artes Visuales (2008), Bellas Artes y en la Escuela de Diseño Altos de Chavón (2010).
Guillo Pérez: Ciudad Colonial
| Title: | Ciudad Colonial |
| Author: | Guillo Pérez |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Medium | Mix / Canvas |
| Size: | 193 x 289.5 cms |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Clara Ledesma: Negrita con Canasta y Flores
| Title: | Negrita con Canasta y Flores |
| Author: | Clara Ledesma |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Medium | Oil / Plasterboard |
| Size: | 54 x 45 cms |
| Collection: | Private |
Clara Ledesma: Medusa de las Mariposas
| Title: | Medusa de las Mariposas |
| Author: | Clara Ledesma |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Medium | Oil / Ink / Canvas |
| Size: | 88 x 61 cms. |
| Collection: | Private / Duluc Ledesma |
August 20, 2014
Aerial view of Santo Domingo - 1940s
| Title: | Untitled |
| Author: | Unknown |
| Year: | Circa. 1940s |
| Medium | Photograph / Black and White |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Unknown |
Regreso de Duarte a la Patria Libre - Enrique García-Godoy
| Title: | Regreso de Duarte a la Patria Libre |
| Author: | Enrique García-Godoy |
| Year: | 1944 |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 219 x 336 cms. |
| Collection: | Museo Casa de Duarte |
El Dulce de Leche - Enrique García-Godoy
| Title: | El Dulce de Leche |
| Author: | Enrique García-Godoy |
| Year: | Unknown |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 45 x 42 cms |
| Collection: | Marianela Jiménez |
Patio - Enrique García-Godoy
| Title: | Patio |
| Author: | Enrique García-Godoy [Biography] |
| Year: | Unknown |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 18 x 25.5 cms |
| Collection: | Familia Ceballos Estrella |
Madre con sus dos Hijas - Enrique García-Godoy
| Title: | Madre con sus dos Hijas |
| Author: | Enrique García-Godoy [Biography] |
| Year: | Unknown |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 27 x 36 cms |
| Collection: | Raquel García-Godoy de Priego |
Genoveva en el Puerto - Enrique García-Godoy
| Title: | Genoveva en el Puerto |
| Author: | Enrique García-Godoy - Read Biography |
| Year: | 1928 |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 50 x 50 cms |
| Collection: | Raquel García-Godoy de Priego |
Enrique García-Godoy (1886-1947)
| Title: | Autorretrato / Self-portrait |
| Author: | Enrique García-Godoy |
| Year: | Unknown |
| Medium | Oil / Board |
| Size: | 26 x 21 cms. |
| Collection: | Raquel García-Godoy de Priego |
Enrique García-Godoy - Biography
Enrique García-Godoy, was born in La Vega, in 1886, and dies in La Vega on November 13, 1947.
He is considered one of the forerunners of the current Dominican art, specializing in the use of oil and pastel. From an early age, Garcia Godoy developed a strong vocation for line drawing, which would later move him towards the use of colors and shapes.
Don Enrique, as he was respectfully known, was also a journalist, providing analysis of international politics for Listin Diario.
In 1925 he was appointed Consul General in Caracas, Venezuela, and three years later was transferred to Genoa, Italy.
García Godoy was greatly influenced by the current trends in the Euro art scene, especially in the use of subtle tones and light handling.
Upon his return to the Dominican Republic in the early 1930s, Garcia Godoy founded a school for drawing and painting in La Vega, and collaborated with various local and national newspapers.
Maria Lora Dalmasi, Bolivar Berrido and Dario Suro, among others, attended Garcia Godoy's art school.
Garcia Godoy, also held the position of City Treasurer of La Vega, President of the City Council and Chairman of the Committee of Public Entertainment.
Aside from painting and journalism, Garcia Godoy also created many sculptures, including one dedicated to his father, Federico Garcia Godoy Copley, located in the Central Park of La Vega.
August 19, 2014
Kist Kola Truck, Santo Domingo, 1941
| Title: | Unknown |
| Author: | Unknown |
| Year: | 1941 |
| Medium | Photograph / Black and White |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | National Archives of the Dominican Republic |
About Kist Kola
KIST KOLA is a citrus flavor line of carbonated soft drinks, which was first introduced in the early 1920s by the Citrus Products Company, founded in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois.
Kist was bottled in a wide range of flavors, including orange, ginger ale, lemon and grape.
In 1966, the KIST brand was purchased by the Monarch Beverage Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia. And in 1997, KIST was sold again to the Leading Edge Brands company, based in Temple, Texas.
August 18, 2014
Carnaval Dominicano - Jorge Güigni
| Title: | Unknown |
| Author: | Jorge Nicolás Güigni Espìnal |
| Year: | Unknown |
| Medium | Color Photography |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Private / Personal |
August 17, 2014
Arrecifes de Corales - Aquiles Azar
| Title: | Arrecifes de Corales |
| Author: | Aquiles Azar |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Medium | Mixed Technique / Canvas |
| Size: | 76 x 102 cm |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
August 13, 2014
Selva Nocturna - Amaya Salazar
| Title: | Selva Nocturna |
| Author: | Amaya Salazar - Bio. |
| Year Completed: | N/A |
| Medium: | Oil on Canvas |
| Size: | 114 x 146 cm |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Catarsis con Bestia II - Amable Sterling
| Title: | Catarsis con bestia II |
| Author: | Amable Sterling |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 76 x 101 cm |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Amable Sterling
Amable Sterling was born in La Romana, in 1943. He began his studies at the National School of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo, in 1963, where he graduated with outstanding grades.
In 1977, Sterling obtained a degree in architecture from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, after which he was the director of the art department "Liceo Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes," for eight years.
Among his awards and distinctions include the first X Prize Painting Competition E. León Jimenes, as well as awards in the XVIII Bienal de Sao Paulo, and the the grand prize in the Latin American Identity Biennial in Miami.
August 11, 2014
Rural Home in Barahona, Dominican Republic - from 1940s
| Title: | Vivienda Rural - Barahona, Republica Dominicana |
| Author: | Unknown |
| Year: | 1940s |
| Medium | Photograph |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Margarita Cataldi |
August 7, 2014
Mounted Farmer from Samaná - Alfredo Senior
| Title: | Campesino de Samaná montado |
| Author: | Alfredo Senior (1890 - 1948) |
| Year: | 1944 |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 208.5 x 165 cms |
| Collection: | Frank Marino Hernández |
Puerto de Santo Domingo - Alfredo Senior
| Title: | Puerto de Santo Domingo |
| Author: | Alfredo Senior |
| Year: | 1915 |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 64 x 107 cms |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Alfredo Senior, 1890 - 1948
Since the age of three, he lived in Santo Domingo, which that later, would allow him to attend the workshop of another famed dominican artist, Luis Desangles.
Although we mostly recognize Senior for his works with a brush, he devoted himself more to photography, which he first studied in Santiago, around the early 1920s.
His photo studio was also located in the city of Santiago. And later he would open his own gallery for exhibitions in the city of Santo Domingo.
Line up for Festival Presidente 2014
President has announced their allstar line-up for Festival Presidente 2014 — scheduled for October 3, 4 and 5 at the Estadio Olímpico in Santo Domingo.
Bachata, Merengue, Salsa, Urbano, Electronica and Rock music, will all get represented by many of today's hottest artist.
Festival Schedule
Friday, August 3rd: DJ Tiësto will get things started on Opening night, followed by performances by Don Miguelo, Vakeró, Mozart La Para and other acts.
Saturday, August 4th: Bruno Mars, Héctor Acosta, Daddy Yankee, Prince Royce, Yiyo, Sarante, Miriam Cruz, Alex Matos, Chiquito Team Band and Sexappeal.
Sunday, August 5th: Antony Santos, Maná, Wisin y Yandel, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Víctor Manuelle and many more.
More acts may be added before the show date.
August 5, 2014
Paisaje del Río Haina - Alberto Bass
| Title: | Paisaje del Río Haina |
| Author: | Alberto Bass |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 56 x 75 cm |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Alberto Bass
Alberto Bass, was born in Santo Domingo in 1949. His solo exhibitions are rare, and he only participates in group exhibitions if he sees them as socially important.
Between 1966 and 1967, he studied Dramatic Arts at the National School of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo. He then moved to New York City where between 1967 and 1971, he studied painting at the Art Students League of New York, and private lessons with Cuban painter Roger Fonseca. During that same time period, Bass worked at the famous advertising firm Doyle Bernbasch Dande.
Among his numerous involvement in Dominican art, Bass has been director of the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo (1997), Member of the Presidential Council for Culture (1998), General Coordinator of the Museums of the Dominican Republic, Advisor for Cultural Affairs of the Executive (2004-2008), and President of the Dominican School of Artists (CODAP) (2006-2008).
His work is included in the collections of; Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic, Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Academy of History of the Dominican Republic, Directorate General of Customs, General Archive of the Nation, Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Museum of Modern Art, and the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic.
Among his numerous involvement in Dominican art, Bass has been director of the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo (1997), Member of the Presidential Council for Culture (1998), General Coordinator of the Museums of the Dominican Republic, Advisor for Cultural Affairs of the Executive (2004-2008), and President of the Dominican School of Artists (CODAP) (2006-2008).
His work is included in the collections of; Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic, Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Academy of History of the Dominican Republic, Directorate General of Customs, General Archive of the Nation, Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Museum of Modern Art, and the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic.
Women's Suffrage March of July 1941 - Conrado
| Title: | Desfile de las Sufragistas Julio de 1941 |
| Artist: | Kurt Schnitzer, Conrado |
| Year: | 1941 (Santo Domingo) |
| Medium | Gelatin Silver Process / Paper |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Conrado Collection at the National Archives of the Dominican Republic |
August 4, 2014
Arturo J. Pellerano Alfau - Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta (1898)
| Title: | Arturo J. Pellerano Alfau |
| Author: | Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta |
| Year: | 1898 |
| Medium | Gelatin Silver Process / Photogravure Paper |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | National Archives of the Dominican Republic |
In 1898, Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta produced the first photograph ever published in a Dominican magazine. The photograph is of Arturo J. Pellerano Alfau, co-founder and editor of Listin Diario, launched on August 1, 1889.
This portrait appeared in "Revista Ilustrada (Illustrated Magazine)" issues No. 4, on September 15, 1898.
Revista Ilustrada was published in Santo Domingo from 1898 to 1900.
Miseria Humana - Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta
| Title: | Miseria Humana |
| Author: | Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta |
| Year: | Unknown |
| Medium | Oil / Canvas |
| Size: | 21 x 29 1/2 cm. |
| Collection: | Central Bank of the Dominican Republic |
Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta (1870-1933)
Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta (1870-1933), was born in Santo Domingo, the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic.
A painter, sculptor, photographer and educator, Urdaneta is one of the first successful multidisciplinary artist of the modern art era in the Dominican Republic.
Urdaneta self portrait (detail). C. 1905
His training in photography begins under Julio Pou (1862-1940), who establishes himself as a photographer in Santo Domingo, in 1887. Further training in photography comes under Frank Adover Mercadal (Spain, 1861-1924), credited with introducing dry plates, the elise technique and the illuminated and colored photos with watercolor into the country. Under Adover, Urdaneta also begins his studies in sculpture.
In 1890, Abelardo completed his oil portrait of Juan Pablo Duarte, on a 24x30 inch canvas. The image, inspired in great part by the earlier works of Alejandro Bonilla (1820-1901), is today the most recognized and admired reproduction of the founding father.
A painter, sculptor, photographer and educator, Urdaneta is one of the first successful multidisciplinary artist of the modern art era in the Dominican Republic.
His Training
Abelardo began his artistic development at the workshop of Juan Fernández Corridor and Cruz, a Spanish painter, who opened an academy in the city of Santo Domingo (1883-1886). He later enrolls in Casa Taller (F. 1883), the workshop Luis Desangles (1861-1940), considered the first master painter born in the Dominican Republic.His training in photography begins under Julio Pou (1862-1940), who establishes himself as a photographer in Santo Domingo, in 1887. Further training in photography comes under Frank Adover Mercadal (Spain, 1861-1924), credited with introducing dry plates, the elise technique and the illuminated and colored photos with watercolor into the country. Under Adover, Urdaneta also begins his studies in sculpture.
Abelardo’s Legacy
In 1908, with support from the Central Government, Abelardo opened an academy of drawing, painting and sculpture that helped to train many of the great artist of the generation, including; Celeste Woss y Gil, Delia Weber, Genoveva Báez, Aida Ibarra and Fernando 'Tuto' Báez.In 1890, Abelardo completed his oil portrait of Juan Pablo Duarte, on a 24x30 inch canvas. The image, inspired in great part by the earlier works of Alejandro Bonilla (1820-1901), is today the most recognized and admired reproduction of the founding father.
Works by Abelardo Rodriguez Urdaneta
August 3, 2014
Paisaje de Miches - Ricardo Briones
| Title: | Paisaje de Miches |
| Artist: | Ricardo Briones |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Medium | Color Photograph |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Personal / Private |
Miches is a town in the El Seibo province, in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic.
Emma Tavárez Justo in 1965
| Title: | Emma Tavárez Justo |
| Author: | Milvio Pérez |
| Year: | 1965 (Santo Domingo) |
| Medium | Black and White Photograph |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Personal / Private |
Emma Tavárez Justo was a leading figure in the "Movimiento Revolucionario 14 de Junio (June 14th Revolutionary Movement)," which opposed the Trujillo Dictatoship.
Omar Molina
Omar Molina was born in 1977, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the grandson and former pupil of the great Dominican artist, Ramón Oviedo.
From a very early age Molina demonstrated a passion for the arts, and when his mother, Aracelis Oviedo, who is also a painter, noticed her son's artistic ability, she immediately placed him under the tutelage of his grandfather.
When he was just seven years old, Molina won first prize in drawing contest "Pinta Tu Colegio (Paint Your School)," which was organized by the Las Américas Education Center (CELA).
Molina earned a degree in Advertising and Graphic Design from the Universidad APEC in Santo Domingo.
August 1, 2014
Beach in Barahona - Pedro A. Vargas
| Title: | Playa de Barahona, Republica Dominicana |
| Author: | Pedro A. Vargas |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Medium | Blac and White Photography |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Collection: | Private |
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