Albeniz Rodriguez, a master of caricatures and a digital artist from Santo Domingo, was born in the Dominican Republic. His career began when he was very young, and soon after being a classic artist, he got drawn to the world of digital art.
His works have a contemporary and comical style, with vibrant and bright colors that reflect his outgoing and communicative attitude. He enjoys caricature and portraying people and animals, analyzing their features in order to communicate their actual essence and make them able to grin.
At the age of thirteen, he made his first caricature for his father. In 1992, he began working as an illustrator for the Santo Domingo Ministry of Education. Then came the delight of winning the first prize for a caricature of the President of the Dominican Republic that was published in a local weekly.
His sources of inspiration are diverse, but current events, news, and world politics provide him with a steady stream of new ideas. Rodriguez believes that artists should not be influenced by the work of others, and that the key to success is to maintain our values and signature style throughout the process in order to keep the unique components alive.
Rodriguez uses a variety of materials to create one-of-a-kind works of art, including watercolour, pencil, ink, pastel, oil, acrylic, and computer painting. Ramon Oviedo and Hache are two of his favourite painters in Santa Domingo, and he appreciates Sebastian Kruger’s work all over the world. He has held numerous exhibitions and events to highlight the quality of his work. His most recent show was for a cultural event named “Art in the Cellar” in Rome.