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Doris Quintana Cela: 'I think my sculptures embody the beauty and love I see in people...they should capture and elicit deep emotions and feelings'
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Sculpturer of The Month: Doris Quintana Cela |
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Biography:
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a father who was a classical guitarist and an uncle who was a painter, Doris Quintana Cela's life was always intertwined with art. At the age of eight, Doris started studying art and painting. Married to a man working in the Petroleum industry, Doris' life was as fluid and dynamic as her sculptures. She continued her study of art throughout her travels that took her away from Argentina to the United States in 1970, to Mexico in 1977, back to the United States in 1979, to Venezuela for 12 years starting in 1984, back to her birthland in Argentina in 1996 for two years, moved back to Houston in 1998 and her latest move to Argentina in January 2000. Spending most of her early years as a painter, Doris attended several different Art Schools in Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. It was during her twelve years in Venezuela were she further developed and strengthened her interest and ability for sculpting. Doris mastered her sculpting skills on various media, including various woods and plasters, yet stone has emerged as the preferred medium for her work. Doris finds peace and a sense of fulfillment in struggling with the hard work and determination necessary to break away the rock to discover and reveal the hidden forms that lie within the stones she works with. Doris says "I look at my sculptures as newborn children...born as I chisel away at the stone."
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Some of Corporate and Private Collections: |
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Architect Oscar D'ampeire, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Licenciada Olga F de Boscan, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Maria Ferrando, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Anna and George Vinck, Dutch Consul, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Nely and Rafael Vera, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Gino Girlando, Maracaibo, Venezuela Dr. Dario Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Maria Cristina and Bruce Cordary, Houston, Texas |
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Angela and Wayne Brinly, San Antonio, Texas |
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Dra Sagrario Rubio Espina, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Astrid Shaffer, "Finne Caffe" Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Emperatriz and Sergio Facci, Caracas, Venezuela |
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