AUGUSTO FANJUL currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He studied Fine Arts at the National School of Fine Arts of the Dominican Republic (2006-2010) graphic design at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and Fine Arts in Altos de Chavon, School of Design (2012-2014), and received his Master degree on Painting at the New York Academy of Art (2018 - 2020). His work has been shown in various locations within the United States, such as the Queens Museum of Art in New York, and the Dominican Republic. The National School of Visual Arts (ENAV) awarded him the first prize for sculpture and painting and the second prize for academic excellence in 2007. He was also selected and awarded by the Embassy of Qatar in the Dominican Republic as part of an annual catalog of art in 2010. He received a Scholarship at Altos de Chavon, School of Design (2012) and awarded two times with the New York Academy of Art Patron Scholarship (2018-2020).
ABOUT THE WORK
“Constructed” is a result of the way he perceives shapes and planes in his subjects. These ideas connected with a portrait bring many questions of perception to both the artist and viewer. Beauty and representation in the figure are seen through his eyes as the painter. For this piece he worked with a live model to capture the essence of the portrait and how his pure perception of the shadows and light change through every plane direction. By intertwining strong brushstrokes, loaded with pigment, he tries to sculpt this figure with oil paint. Creating the figure to feel bold and powerful, this relationship exemplifies the concept of beauty within the incompleteness of a work. There is a balance on what we see and what we perceive while portraying an emotional aspect of the piece that completes image. The connection between his subject, what his mind processes, and the result of his mark making on the canvas is all an act of mere perception and discovery.
ABOUT THE WORK
“Constructed” is a result of the way he perceives shapes and planes in his subjects. These ideas connected with a portrait bring many questions of perception to both the artist and viewer. Beauty and representation in the figure are seen through his eyes as the painter. For this piece he worked with a live model to capture the essence of the portrait and how his pure perception of the shadows and light change through every plane direction. By intertwining strong brushstrokes, loaded with pigment, he tries to sculpt this figure with oil paint. Creating the figure to feel bold and powerful, this relationship exemplifies the concept of beauty within the incompleteness of a work. There is a balance on what we see and what we perceive while portraying an emotional aspect of the piece that completes image. The connection between his subject, what his mind processes, and the result of his mark making on the canvas is all an act of mere perception and discovery.