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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
Reflexion on my photographic
work by Mariojosé Angeles
Photography is to painting
what painting is to
photography. Without wanting
or analysing it, photography
has become close to painting,
to its concepts, codes and
conclusions which were arrived
at in the cognitive memory of
our evolution.
The photographic experiment in
which we have been involved
for the past decade has met
with its origin. Our pupil is
open and receptive to the
signals which are seized by
our mental archive in which
are already defined our
concept of beauty, the shades
of colours, contrasts and
intense light that irradiate
shapes and objects.
“The umbrella” which is
omnipresent as a symbol,
travels, observes,
contemplates and moves around
various scenarios in its
search for eternity. Pure and
simple forms are attracted by
the retine which uses as means
of expression an objective and
a shutter.
The background, the
composition of objects in a
bidimensional space, the
change in perspective and/or
the depth of scope constitute
a contrast with the objective,
subject of our photographic
work.
The dome or parabolic form,
the radial balance of an
object-instrument which serves
as a roof, a coat-hanger or a
weapon.
A magic ...
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Prado Fine Art
Colletion, Dominican
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Mariojosé Angeles Biography:
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Age
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46
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
The Love, the Truth, Justice, |
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| Education |
Professional Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
International politics, Diplomacy, Sports, Medicine, Science, Technology. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Art - (Now)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Leonardo, Picasso y Mariojose
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| Favorite Work of Art |
The divine gift of the creation.
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
God and all the creation, we are loving of the life. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Because We are freedom and profound search of my own self. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
SUMMARY OF THE CURRICULUM VITAE
2010- Mariojosé ANGELES, (1965) was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 1982, he starts studying architecture (University Autonomous of Santo Domingo) and after 3 years into the program, he decides to completely to studying painting. He held various collective and individual exhibitions in the Dominican Republic, starting in 1988. After his exhibition "Iconos Caribe" (1997) in the Archaeological Museum of Altos de Chavón, he was selected to participate in the Salon "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujoud'hui" in Paris. Since then, 1998 to 2007 he lived and worked in Brussels. He studied sculpture in the Academy of Fine Arts Jean Jacques Belliard, Brussels Belgium, in 2000. In 2009 he presented the Installation Project “ Santa Cucaracha” Enquiry on the AIDS vaccine, FIART- First International Art-fire at Palace of Fine Arts, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 2010 Exhibition elit-tile 2010, Fourth International Ceramic Tile Triennial, Centro León, Santiago, Dominican Republic. In 2010 presented Solo Exhibition “Blue Dreams” Quinta Dominica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Now he lives and works in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Collective exhibitions over the last few years:
1998- Salon "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujoud'hui" in Paris
1999- “Simplemente Caribe” Kunty Moreau Art Gallery ,Eghzee, Belgium
1999- « Rwanda Through Caribbean Eyes » European Parliament, Brussels
1999- Salon Coup de Coeur, Espace Pierre Cardin, Brussels and Paris
2000- Salon Coup de Coeur, Museum of the Unesco, Beirut, Lebanon
2000- Parcours des Artistes, St. Gilles, Brussels
2000- Coup de Coeur 2000 ( finalist artist) Parcours des Artistes, St. Gilles, Brussels
2001- Second Auction of Latin-American Artists, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2002- « Mémoire des Caraïbes » Viviana Grandi Art Gallery, Bruxelles
2002- XII Summit of Heads of States and of Governments, Bavaro, Dominican Republic
2002- VI Biennial of Contemporary Art, Laeken, Brussels
2003- IV Biennial International of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy
2003- “What’s a Gallery” Kunty Moreau Art Gallery ,Eghzee, Belgium
2004- Artiade Olympic of Visual Arts, Athens, Greece
2005- Biennial International Contemporary Art, Arad, Rumania
2005- “ Tous Ensemble” Salle Fabry, Woluwe St.Pierre, Brussels
2006- Group Anima ,Castle Malou, (Urban Intervention), Brussels
2006- “Festimage” International Festival of Photography, Chaves, Portugal
2006- Nine Photographers to the Parisian Hour, Embassy of France, Dominican Republic
2006- The Art and the Universe, Uccle Cultural Center, Brussels
2007- Competition of photography “Treated about Rome” (first prize)
Uccle Cultural Center, Brussels
2008-“ Vasos Comunicantes” Prado Fine Art Colletion Art Gallery Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
2008- “From the plastic to fotography” Secretary of State of Culture, Dominican Republic
2009- “Miradas de la Noche” Museum of the Royal Houses, Domincan Republic
2009- Installation Project “ Santa Cucaracha” Enquiry on the AIDS vaccine, FIART- First International Art-Fire, Palace of Fine Arts, Dominican Republic
2009- International Festival “Vivamerica” Madrid, Bogota, Cadiz y Santo Domingo, Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic
2010 - ibition elit-tile 2010, Fourth International Ceramic Tile Triennial Centro León, Santiago, Dominican Republic
2010- International Competition MajdanArt Exhibition Art in Miniature( First price)
Majdanpek, Serbia
FIARTE, First International Art-Fire,
Puerto de San Souci, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Some individual exhibitions over the last few years:
1991- "Del Cono Sur a las Antillas" (first individual exhibition),
Ambassador Hotel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
1995- " Los Visitantes" Nucleus of Executives, Guayaquil, Equator
1997-" Iconos Caribe" Archaeological Museum of Altos de Chavon, Dominican Rep. 1998- Eleventh Gála of the Press, Brussels
2000- Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
2002- "Multidisciplinaire-Multidisciplinary" Painting-Photography-Sculpture Casa de Italia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003- "Homosapiens-Caribeen" mural painting in the permanent collection of Notre de la Paix, University of Namur,Belgium
2005- Parcours des Artistes Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
2006- Projet « Integration » Installation- Photography – Painting, Salle Fabry, Brussels
2010- “Blue Dreams” Digital-Art Photography- Quinta Dominica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
From 2000 to 2004, he was Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Belgium, The Netherlands and the European Union.
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