Baquiní
Mahogany, 46 x 37 x 34 inches, completed in 2006
Taina
Mahogany, 55 x 14 x 10 inches, completed in 1980
Cacica (Chieftain)
Mahogany, 22 x 12 x 6 inches, completed in 1980
The Family
Mahogany, 24 x 11 x 13 inches, completed in 1950-60
The Lovers
Mahogany, 26 x 9 x 8 inches, completed in 1950-60
The Lovers
Bronze, 20 x 4 x 3 inches, completed in 1950-60
The Lovers
Wood, 42 x 10 x 11 inches, completed in 1948
Sculptures by Gaspar Mario Cruz
His themes and subjects are the people and stories of the Dominican Republic. His preferred medium was Mahogany wood, with that rich brown color that matched his skin. Gaspar Mario Cruz (1929-2006) was born in San Francisco de Macoris, where he remembers molding his first clay figure when he was only eight years old.
His sculptures, mostly wood carvings, associate the material of nature with legends and popular beliefs about gods, powers and ability to survive, achieving a great metaphor for nature and life.
–Jeanette Miller: Gaspar Mario Cruz 'The Poet of Forms'
Cruz studied art at the National School of Fine Arts under Manolo Pascual and Juan Cristóbal. He was a founding member of the Groupo Projecta—which members include; Leopoldo Perez, Fernando Peña Defilló, Thimo Pimentel, Ada Balcácer, Domingo Liz and Félix Gontier.
