Damián Domingo
| Damián Domingo | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Damián Domingo by José Domingo Gabor, Oil on canvas (Undated), Luis R. Ongpin Collection | |
| Born |
Damián Domingo y Gabor February 12, 1796 Tondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died |
July 27, 1834 (aged 38) Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education |
Faustino Quiotan? Self-taught |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Tipos de Pais |
| Patron(s) |
Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País Daniel Baboom |
Damián Domingo y Gabor (12 February 1796 – 26 July 1834) was a Filipino painter. Domingo established the official Philippine art academy in his residence in Tondo in 1821.[1][2]
Biography
Damian Domingo began his career as a painter specializing in miniature portraits and religious imagery. He also created albums of illustrations of native costumes. This he did primarily to sell to collectors. Such skills made Domingo one of the most famous and sought-after artists of his time in the Philippines. Domingo is regarded highly in the history of Filipino art and is credited with establishing academic courses in art in the Philippines.[3]
Contribution to art
Damian Domingo's contribution to the development of art as an academic discipline in the Philippines was seminal. He took an important step toward his vision of making art more accessible in 1821, when he established a school for artists in his residence in Tondo. It was a major leap for the discipline in the Philippines. He also oversaw the growth and development of art as the director of the first official Philippine art academy. The academy was also possibly the first of its kind in all of Asia to teach the Western techniques of foreground, middle-ground, and background perspectives. The academy also explored other foreign artistic techniques, an approach that helped shape the careers of the new generation of Filipino artists. When another art school, named Academia de Dibujo, opened in 1823, Domingo was offered a teaching position by its founders, the Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País (Royal Economic Society of the Friends of the Country). Domingo later went on to serve as the director of the academy.[3]
A new era
His term as director saw the introduction of non-discriminatory policies that conferred equal rights on the Indios, who until then had been mostly marginalized. Teaching techniques and the curriculum also underwent changes. The students began to be taught the techniques of drawing still life and the human form. The academy also trained students in colors and surfaces preparation and to paint in oil and aquarelle. The academy would have certainly reached new heights if it weren't for the premature death of Domingo, who died aged just 38. The academy wasn't able to maintain the high standards Domingo had set, and subsequently closed in 1834. The few years that Domingo was at the academy did manage to produce some of the earliest Filipino artists trained in Western artistic traditions.[3]
Paintings by Damián Domingo
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Self-portrait
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Chair of St. Peter in Rome (Catedra de San Pedro en Roma)
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Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario)
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Portrait of Don José María Peńarada
References
- ↑ "Biography of Artist Damian Domingo". Geringerart.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ http://www.ayalamuseum.org/index.php?option=com_ayala_content&task=viewexhibitpage&id=7
- 1 2 3 "Damian Domingo:The First Great Filipino Artist". Ayala Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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