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Santo Domingo. Guillermo Pérez Chicón, known as Guillo Pérez, was one of the most outstanding and recognized painters of the Dominican Republic, whose work profoundly marked the visual arts of the country. Throughout his career he held numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally and was awarded on multiple occasions for his artistic talent.
Pérez was born on August 3, 1923, and after his arrival in Santo Domingo in 1955, he played important roles in the country's cultural life: he was president of the Dominican College of Plastic Artists and director of the School of Fine Arts in La Vega and Santo Domingo, contributing to the training of several generations of artists. Guillo Pérez's legacy continues through his family. Among his children, Willy Pérez stands out, who directs the art school founded by his father and has also developed a notable career as a visual artist, as well as Gabrielle Pérez and Guillermo Pérez III.We recommend reading: They find the son of the Dominican painter Guillo Pérez dead in Pantoja
However, the family recently experienced a tragedy: Carlos Guillermo Pérez Amparo, approximately 43 years old, was found dead in the Madeline III residential area, in Pantoja, municipality of Santo Domingo Oeste. The case is being investigated by the authorities, who are working to clarify the circumstances of the event. This painful event has generated shock in the cultural sphere and among those who knew the artist and his family, while also recalling the impact that Guillo Pérez's work had on Dominican plastic arts. Guillo Pérez passed away in Santo Domingo on March 9, 2014 due to health complications, leaving an artistic legacy that lives on through his works and the work of those who knew and admired him. Among his most outstanding pieces are: Flores (2010), Momento (2002), Carreta (2010), Intensidad (2002), Estampida (2002), Ciudad (2002), Acontecimiento (2002), Cañonazo de la Restauración (2000) and Autorretrato (1981). Guillo Pérez will be remembered as a master of color and the spatula, whose influence endures in the Dominican art scene.By Yerandi Sanatana
