Miguel Doura was born in 1962 in the province of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he studied fine arts at the school Prilidiano Pueyrredón, standing out in his talks and meetings with his teacher, the sculptor Rubén Locazo (Grand National Sculpture Prize). For years he worked as an
art photographer
Fine-art photography is photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using photography as a medium for creative expression. The goal of fine-art photography is to express an idea, a message, or an emotion. This stand ...
and his images appeared on Argentine and foreign publications illustrating postcards, calendars, magazines and books on different subjects.
Style and subject
His painting highlights a typically
Fauvist
Fauvism /ˈfoʊvɪzm̩/ is the style of ''les Fauves'' (French for "the wild beasts"), a group of early 20th-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retai ...
style filled with color, a constant exercise of complementary colors.
He mostly uses oil pastel as a medium of expression, but also highlights his work in
graphite
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or
hyperrealism in
oil
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.
His work explores the human figure as the large planes of color. Despite being recognized as "The Painter of the Aconcagua", the theme of his work is varied but almost always related to the landscape, be it mountain, sea or forest. He has painted both in Ushuaia (Argentina) the southernmost city in the world, at the North Cape of Norway as well as on the summit of Mt.Aconcagua.
Doura has expressed that he feels a "
post-impressionist" but in the 21st century.
Reception and achievements
In 2010 he was invited to paint and exhibit in the Netherlands, where the local critics described his work as a "flamboyant style clearly reminiscent of
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
".
He was also invited to perform work for the Museum of Latin American Art of Amersfoort (LAKMA).
His restless and curious nature led him to start his own art gallery, called "Nautilus" at 4300 meters at the base camp "Plaza de Mulas" Mt
Aconcagua
Aconcagua () is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in the Southern Hemisphere with a summi ...
(the highest mountain in the West).
This has earned him recognition from the Guinness World Records as "The Gallery of Contemporary Art highest World"
Guinness World Records
and have been recognized Cultural Interests in Las Heras, Mendoza (Argentina).
In 2012 he was called to perform work for the Russian Nobel Prize for Peace Vladimir Kotlyakov passing through Argentina.
His works are in private collections throughout the world, as well as interviews and notes have been published by various media around the world
[V Year Art Book 2010, etc...] highlighting by the National Geographic Channe
NatGeo
Patagonian etymological theory
He has also introduced a new hypothesis about the origin of the name Patagoni
Patagóniawhich has earned him a scientific publication.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)