The Impossible Can Be Achieved
by Wanda Veloz
The quote that gives title to this article isnt mine. It is
the motto of Luis Andrés Pérez López, who is a
young Dominican artist son of Francisca López and
Luis Pérez Ripol, born on December 8, 1989. For
me, he is an inspiring, talented young man who
brings us a moving history and trajectory, with great
challenges and achievements, showing us that with
determination we can reach beyond our perceived
limits.
The challenges in his life came early. After some
health complications within a few months of birth,
Luis Andrés lost his hearing ability, which didn´t
become an impediment in his life thanks to the
support and dedication of his parents, who encour-
aged his growth and development with a lot of focus
on art, since from very young he showed great skills
for drawing and colors.
His first steps in painting began formally in 2003, in
the painting school of the great Dominican artist
Guillo Pérez, where all his teachers, despite being
able to transmit their knowledge to the young artist
only through signs and lip reading, always got from
him the desired results. His experience as an artist
increased when he met his teacher Silvio Reyes,
with whom he relates to the maximum and from
whom he receives techniques that allowed him to
improve and grow as an artist. It is at this time that
he begins to become familiar with the works of the
great classics of painting, and sets out on the path
towards the definition of his style. Later, he becomes
a disciple of the great painter Pedro Pablo Méndez,
and has also received valuable guidance from
another great Dominican painter, Alberto Houell-
mont.
When observing the work of Luis Andrés one is
immediately captivated. It is evident that he
possesses an extraordinary human sensibility, which
he allows to flow through his works. His appreciation
of the combination of colors demonstrates his joy
and passion for life. His works are full of humanity,
love, imagination and hope. In October 2007 he
presents his first solo exhibition "Completing the
Senses", which was a resounding success both in
the acceptance of his art, and commercially, since all
the pieces were sold. It was, in fact, at this exhibition
that I met him and was amazed, being one of the
buyers of one of a large number of magnificent paint-
ings that made up this collection. Later on, he orga-
nized a second individual exhibition, "Surrealism
and Other Things" and in it, there is a visible inclina-
tion towards an art of greater depth and creation.
After participating in several group exhibitions, Luis
Andrés begins to explore the styles of cartoons and
portraits, an art in which he shows an extraordinary
sensitivity and attention to detail, and with which he
has enjoyed extraordinary acceptance from all audi-
ences. In 2014 he got the title of Architect at the Pon-
tificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, an
achievement achieved with great effort and courage,
establishing a life motto: "The impossible can be
achieved".
Luis Andrés has received numerous awards, among
which is the Prize for Talent and Capacity for
Demonstrating that Everything is Possible. He was
also the Paintings Winner for the Qatar calendar. He
has been interviewed for newspapers, television
programs and his work has come to the hands of
different well-known Dominicans. At the beginning of
Luis Andrés' career, his mother was in charge of
selling his oil and acrylic paintings. However, after
her death due to cancer in 2010, it became very
difficult for him to sell his art by himself since young
people his age were the ones surrounding him, and
they were not very prone to buying paintings.
It was then that he began to draw faces to diversify
his art, and that is how he took his drawings to the
university to show them to his colleagues, who were
delighted and began to request portraits from him. It
was at that moment that a colleague asked him,
"How much do you charge for making a portrait?",
and the idea of starting his own business was born in
Luis Andrés. That is when he decided to upload
photos of his paintings, cartoons and portraits on
social media to make them known to everyone, and
people began to contact him. A few years later, he
designed a new logo: D'Perez-Art.
The only thing left for me to do is urge you to follow
this great Dominican talent on social media, and
discover for yourselves the versatility, art, attention
to detail, joy and dynamism that is evident in each of
his pieces. While you’re at it, make sure to take
advantage of the occasion to acquire some of his
pieces, or even order a caricature for yourself or to
make a beautiful and very original gift.
Instagram: d_perez_art