A Visionary of Caribbean Syncretism Antonio Capellán stands as a legendary figure within the landscape of Dominican contemporary art, a creator whose work breathes with the very essence of the Antilles. Born in Tamboril, in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic, his artistic journey was deeply rooted in the fertile landscapes and complex social textures of his homeland. As a versatile master who excelled in painting, installation, and sculpture, Capellán possessed a unique ability to transform the discarded and the mundane into profound visual verses. His practice often moved withi…
A chart of Antonio Capellán's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
