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Benjamin Dominguez BIOGRAPHY
1942 Jimenez,Chihuahua - 2016 Ciudad de Mexico. Known for: Painting.
Benjamin Dominguez was born in Jimenez, Chihuahua in 1942. Benjamín Domínguez arrived in Mexico City at age 20 to study at the San Carlos Academy. One of his teachers was Luis Nishizawa, from whom... Read full biography
Benjamin Dominguez was born in Jimenez, Chihuahua in 1942. Benjamín Domínguez arrived in Mexico City at age 20 to study at the San Carlos Academy. One of his teachers was Luis Nishizawa, from whom Dominguez learned the use of various techniques and materials. At the end of school, Dominguez entered... Read full biography
Benjamin Dominguez was born in Jimenez, Chihuahua in 1942. Benjamín Domínguez arrived in Mexico City at age 20 to study at the San Carlos Academy. One of his teachers was Luis Nishizawa, from whom Dominguez learned the use of various techniques and materials. At the end of school, Dominguez entered the museography team of the Viceroyalty Museum in Tepotzotlán, where he had the opportunity work with colonial artworks, ivories, stews and oriental porcelains. This influence helped define his... Read full biography
Benjamin Dominguez was born in Jimenez, Chihuahua in 1942. Benjamín Domínguez arrived in Mexico City at age 20 to study at the San Carlos Academy. One of his teachers was Luis Nishizawa, from whom Dominguez learned the use of various techniques and materials. At the end of school, Dominguez entered the museography team of the Viceroyalty Museum in Tepotzotlán, where he had the opportunity work with colonial artworks, ivories, stews and oriental porcelains. This influence helped define his personal style, which was reflected in crowned nuns and cupboards. "I grew up with the children of the gypsies and I always had the closeness to the divinatory arts that characterized them. Palmistry is one of the recurring themes in my work [. ] I keep... Read full biography
Benjamin Dominguez was born in Jimenez, Chihuahua in 1942. Benjamín Domínguez arrived in Mexico City at age 20 to study at the San Carlos Academy. One of his teachers was Luis Nishizawa, from whom Dominguez learned the use of various techniques and materials. At the end of school, Dominguez entered the museography team of the Viceroyalty Museum in Tepotzotlán, where he had the opportunity work with colonial artworks, ivories, stews and oriental porcelains. This influence helped define his personal style, which was reflected in crowned nuns and cupboards. "I grew up with the children of the gypsies and I always had the closeness to the divinatory arts that characterized them. Palmistry is one of the recurring themes in my work [. ] I keep always bordering the limits of art, from all its values: austerity, manifestation, joy and fastiality. " Benjamín Domínguez. The artiSources consulted:... Read full biography
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Benjamin Dominguez was born in Jimenez, Chihuahua in 1942. Benjamín Domínguez arrived in Mexico City at age 20 to study at the San Carlos Academy. One of his teachers was Luis Nishizawa, from whom Dominguez learned the use of various techniques and materials. At the end of school, Dominguez entered the museography team of the Viceroyalty Museum in Tepotzotlán, where he had the opportunity work with colonial artworks, ivories, stews and oriental porcelains. This influence helped define his personal style, which was reflected in crowned nuns and cupboards. "I grew up with the children of the gypsies and I always had the closeness to the divinatory arts that characterized them. Palmistry is one of the recurring themes in my workSources consulted: LARA ELIZONDO, Lupina. Summary. Painters and Mexican painting. Mexico. Promotion of Mexican Art, July-August, 1999, pp. 19-30 and MACMASTERS, Merry. "Benjamín Domínguez, the painter of pain and joy dies." Mexico. La Jornada, Culture section, July 11, 2016....But wait, there's more...
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