Talk and Exposition of the Ceramic Tile
Because of the 4th celebration of the International Triennial of the Tile Cerámico, the School of Fine Arts in Santiago and the Ministry of Culture presented a talk tilted: El Tile en la arquitectura,(The Tile in architecture) about the master of plastic, Thimo Pimentel, as an introduction to the exhibition 3 x 6 TILE, Expo Cerámica Artística, of Thimo Pimentel, Luis Muñoz and Oscar Rodríguez.
The idea of uniting three artists to create compositions of six tiles each is the result of trying to “make a more creative design of the architectonic space, not only to make it more pleasing, but also to give it a conceptual aesthetic dimension”.
The display of innovative designs for this medium that has been traditionally reserved to crafts, shows the crossroads between architecture, design and art. The exhibition will be extended to April 30th.
Thimo Pimentel is a painter and a graphic designer that has taken up photography. His teachers include Gilberto Fernández Diez, Paul Giudicelli, Eva Kaufmann, Joan Llacer and Rikio Hashimoto. He studied at the Ceramic School of Moncloa, in Madrid, Spain (1986-1990) and was part of the group Proyecta, with Ada Balcacer y Domingo Liz, among others. HE has the honor of being the creator of the International Triennial of Ceramic Tile (elit-tile) with headquarters in Dominican Republic. He was the founder of the Contemporary Ceramic Museum (MCC), and besides directing spaced like the Punta Cana Art Gallery and the Punta Cana Art Center, he created the group Photocana. His explorations include works with materials such as stone, plastic, glass, metals, fabrics and ceramics. In 1999 he won the Certamen Internacional Orton, and in 2003 the First Biennial of Ceramic Mosaics in Argentina. He also received the "Ruinas del Taoro" prize in Santa Fe, Cuba, in 2007.
Luis Muñoz studied plastic arts, graphic design and publicity in Dominican Republic. In 1993 he won a scholarship from the American States Organization (OEA) to complete his studies in pre-columbian ceramics and restauration of archeological pieces in Panama City. Afterwards, while completing other degrees, he attained a Master’s degree in texture and glass (¿vidriado?) in ceramic sculpture at the Ceramic School of Moncloa, Madrid. In 1996 he was granted his first award in the category of sculpture at the XXI National Biennial of Fine Arts in the Museum of Modern Art in Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 2009, after receiving many recognitions, he was commissioned the mural “Homage to the Heroes of the 14th of June”, for the Green Zone in the urbanization of the gardens in the city where it he was formed.
Oscar Rodríguez, enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Santiago, Dominican Republic in 1991, and afterwards completed his studies in architecture and graduated in interior design. In 2005 he founded the career of Graphic Digital Design at INFOTEP. He has realized projects in various areas: Interior design, scenery, and graphic design. He is also member of the Association of Compositors of Santiago (ASOCOMSA) and has obtained awards for the creation of letters (letras??) In 2006 he realized the individual Silviología, in the Grand Theater of Cibao, Santiago, 2006.
