Miguel Gomez, San Domingo
Born in Santo Domingo in 1954, Gomez attended the National school of Fine Arts and graduated in 1983 as a drawing teacher. From 1983, he taught at the Candido Bido Art Center and conducted seminars for painters at the Dominican American Cultural Institute. Gomez relies heavily on Afro-Caribbean roots that have been the greatest influence in his country. His frenetic scenes define morphology through the use of light and movement. The works vibrate with emotion, activated by personal experience, they appeal to an inner secular symbolism. His paintings pay homage to the color, the dance and the carnival culture of his Caribbean isle.
Gomez’s works are often a reflection of sights encountered on the streets of San Domingo. He works in both oil and acrylic, but always fragmented, semi-abstract style. His images emerge as pieces of a puzzle from a multitude of patches of brilliant colors, mostly in a primary palette. These patches vary from splashes in some paintings to more defined geometric shapes. At times Gomez’ paintings take on a fluid look, while other works are cubist in character, but the basic concept remains the same: images are dismantled in components to form an abstract picture which, under close examination, still retains its representational aspect.
Miguel Gomez stands as one the premier Caribbean artist to exhibit outside of his native islands. His works have been featured in over sixty exhibitions in the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States.
Born in Santo Domingo in 1954, Gomez attended the National school of Fine Arts and graduated in 1983 as a drawing teacher. From 1983, he taught at the Candido Bido Art Center and conducted seminars for painters at the Dominican American Cultural Institute. Gomez relies heavily on Afro-Caribbean roots that have been the greatest influence in his country. His frenetic scenes define morphology through the use of light and movement. The works vibrate with emotion, activated by personal experience, they appeal to an inner secular symbolism. His paintings pay homage to the color, the dance and the carnival culture of his Caribbean isle.
Gomez’s works are often a reflection of sights encountered on the streets of San Domingo. He works in both oil and acrylic, but always fragmented, semi-abstract style. His images emerge as pieces of a puzzle from a multitude of patches of brilliant colors, mostly in a primary palette. These patches vary from splashes in some paintings to more defined geometric shapes. At times Gomez’ paintings take on a fluid look, while other works are cubist in character, but the basic concept remains the same: images are dismantled in components to form an abstract picture which, under close examination, still retains its representational aspect.
Miguel Gomez stands as one the premier Caribbean artist to exhibit outside of his native islands. His works have been featured in over sixty exhibitions in the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States.
