Miguel Luzunaris, Puerto Rico
Member Since September 2008
Artist Statement Amante della bella vita, from early childhood has acquired from his teacher Pre-K, the passion for art and drawing. Making his first abstract drawing in crayon, leaving surprised at his teacher, how to use the mixture of colors to create the impression of a fish under water with bubbles coming out of the mouth of the fish. His parents are Helga and Jose A. Luzunaris Reyes, his father a teacher of industrial arts denotes the legacy of art that appeared very early in the child through a family history of musicians and artists.
While his 3-year course of secondary from 1979 to 1982, was a pupil of the master of arts and painting, Professor BIGIO.
In the year 1982, met his wife BEATRIZ E. AYALA GARCIA, daughter of the late Spanish actor and director, JOSE A. Garcia Escudero, better known by his stage name, PEPE Escudero, who directed plays live as a "FARCE", "THE IDIOT", "THE CRIME OF THE MILL," "PASSION, DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST," among others. His wife BEATRIZ was pointer of the group, with an ability to dictate the script without being heard by the public. The young artist working as chairman of the group and artistic lighting.
Continuing with the passion for art finish high school in basic art and finished a course in carpentry for 3 years.
In 1984, after graduating from high school decided to try out, studying a course in draftsman, with Professor Correa, learning the art of perspective. He knows his first job as a secular operator of the station which controls the routes of taxis from the village of Humacao, Puerto Rico.
In 1986, after graduating from the school draftsman, did several jobs for one of the most respected draftsmen of the courtyard, the late Mr. CARROMERO, consultant engineers in all parts of Puerto Rico. Then, worked for the Department of Transportation and Public Works of the Government of Puerto Rico as a draftsman.
In 1987, having learned well from her art teacher, the technique of screenprinting, working for different companies in Puerto Rico and the United States as; Estampados AZ, Juston Mills. Rainbow Graphics and others. But all this, did not allow the young artist go away from what he always have done, art. At his young age he was chosen by the council of residents Dr. Palou apartments in Humacao, P.R. to create the shield that would identify the residential, registering at the State Department as the creator of the shield.
For a long time was doing informal art, such as murals, signs, models for school work and another number of jobs. Also, a member of a Christian mimes group, being one of the main mime of the group, thereby exposing the art in different facets through almost all of Puerto Rico. Working a short time as a clown under the name "Garabato".
But it was the year 2006, encouraged by his wife Beatriz, he left his art out taking it to another level. Making his first piece in acrylic on canvas, where he name it, "peace and hope." Although his first piece was landscaper, but his attraction to abstract art is what fascinates him most, and ensures that when you create a work, he compared to the value that a mother feels for her son who carries in her womb until birth.
His second piece and the first oil, the artist name, "MY MEMORIES OF YESTERDAY." This piece won a privileged position in an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of Humacao, in honor of Dr. Osiris Delgado, Puerto Rican artist and writer, to be held at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, P. R. (CUH).
Some interesting facts of the artist occur in 1997, where he earned an associate degree in Criminal Justice at the University of John Jay College Of New York, graduating with the rank of police officer in Puerto Rico and currently serves the same.
Another fact was in 2001, the same year the occurrence of the attack of the Twin Towers in New York, the artist decided, at the age of 35 years old, maximum age to enlist, joining the ranks of the military a
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