NELSON DOMÍNGUEZ (Santiago de Cuba,1947)."Two figures with horse", 2000.Oil on canvas.Signed and dated in the lower left corner.Enclosed certificate signed by the artist.Measurements: 22 x 27 cm; 52 x 46,5 cm (frame).As the specialised critics predict, the multifaceted Cuban artist Nelson Domínguez will be remembered as one of the best artists of the Cuban plastic arts. Proof of this is the great appeal and presence of his works in the private collections of renowned personalities such as the Queen of Holland, Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford, Liv Ullmann, etc. Likewise, in 2009, the Cuban Ministry of Culture awarded him the National Prize for Plastic Arts, in recognition of his work as a whole and to raise him to the top of the country's art world. Domínguez has managed to combine the essences of contemporary art while creating an identifiable oeuvre rich in nuances.In Domínguez's work there is all the magic and warmth of the colours of the land where he was born, to which he often adds the colour black, when he wants to emphasise the drama and strength that transcends from the canvas. Another constant in his career is manifested in the permanent memory of the fertile land, the peasants and the aroma of the countryside along whose paths he walked during his childhood in his native Baire. In his works, as in his life, Domínguez avoids the hackneyed and anecdotal. With his characteristic expressionist strokes, impetuous and full of force, he manages to make his canvases brim with authenticity.Nelson Domínguez trained at the San Alejandro Academy of Plastic Arts and at the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, where he has been a teacher and head of the Painting Department. He has been a member of the panel of judges in various national and international competitions and has won Cuba's National Prize for the Plastic Arts. He is a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and the International Association of Plastic Artists (AIAP). He has had more than one hundred solo exhibitions and has participated in art fairs and auctions in Cuba and in many countries on all continents. His works can be found in Cuba, Japan, Mexico, France, United States, England, Holland, India, Malaysia, Panama, Brazil, Colombia, etc... He has also obtained numerous prizes and mentions in Cuba and other countries. We cite: National Prize of Plastic Arts 2009 First Prize in Painting and Engraving. Second Salón Juvenil Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. Prize in Linography. First Triennial of Engraving Víctor Manuel, Havana City, Cuba. First Prize in Painting and Engraving. First Teachers' Salon, Havana City, Cuba. Second Prize in Painting and Engraving (Xylography). Second Teachers' Salon, Havana City, Cuba. Second Prize for Painting and Engraving. III Salon of Teachers Havana City, Cuba. First Prize in Painting and First Mention in Engraving. 26th of July Salon, Havana City, Cuba. First Prize in Xylography. Second Salon of Engraving, Havana City, Cuba. Mention in Xylography and Linoleum. III Engraving Salon. Mention in Engraving. National Salon of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving. National Prize. International Painting Festival. Cagnes-sur-mer, France. Grand Prix. International Biennial of Wood Engraving, Banzka Bystrika, Czechoslovakia. Painting Prize. Triennial of Committed Realist Art. Sofia, Bulgaria. Award. Alejo Carpentier Cultural Promotion Centre, Havana City, Cuba. III Honourable Mention. First International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Quito, Ecuador.