PHASE 4: SPAIN
In 1949 Dario Suro was named Cultural Attaché of the Dominican Republic to Spain, in Madrid, a job that he held until 1952. As in Mexico, he befriends some of the most prestigious players in the cultural sphere of the country and his art once again evolves, as he explores new territory. Among his new friends are three of the most important Spanish painters of the moment: Antoni Tapies, Manolo Millares and Antonio Saura. Likewise, he meets another extraordinary artist, the painter Jose “Pepe” Caballero, a truly amazing personage not only because of his art but because of his important links to major cultural figures, including Federico García Lorca, Pedro Neruda and Luis Buñuel. He also developed a close friendship with the poet, Carlos Edmundo de Ory, with whom Suro shared a studio & collaborated on several projects and who has recently been getting a great deal of attention in Spain. As Suro’s art drastically changes, he begins to abandon previous styles (Dominican and Mexican) as he opts instead for something that could be call a kind of “Pan-European Modernism” that was prominent at the time, consisting of Cubist elements that were rendered in a less formal manner. During his European years he not only becomes greatly passionate about the great classic Spanish masters but equally so about the Italians, British, Dutch and other artists. Goya and Velazquez are his special idols, as well Piero de la Francesca and El Greco. For the first time he begins to paint in an abstract manner, as the European experience offers different possibilities to explore - a new vision is at hand! During his years in Spain, he participates in important exhibitions with other artists as well as solo exhibitions in Madrid and Barcelona, where Suro would get a more effusive reception so it seemed.
He liked to kid about the fact that it probably had something to do with his Catalán name! At the time, he also was included in important international exhibitions - San Francisco (Legion of Honor) And Pittsburgh (Carnegie Institute).
CUARTA ETAPA: ESPAÑA
En el 1949, Dario Suro es nombrado Agregado Cultural de la República Dominicana en Madrid, donde desempeña este cargo durante cuatro años. Así como en Mexico conoce algunos de los personajes culturales más prestigiosos del país y su pintura explora nuevos caminos. Entre sus nuevos amigos se encuentran Antonio Saura, Antoni Tapies y Manolo Millares, tres pintores considerados como los más importantes de ese momento en España. También conoce al pintor Jose “Pepe” Caballero un personaje muy especial no solamente por su arte extraordinario pero por sus vínculos importantes con Federico García Lorca, Luis Buñuel y Pablo Neruda. Otra persona, su mejor amigo, el poeta Carlos Edmundo de Ory, quien recientemente ha recibido mucho elogios en España, colabora con Suro en proyectos culturales. El arte de Suro aún cambia drásticamente en su nueva residencia - abandona sus estilos previos (Dominicano & Mexicano) y se va hacia algo que yo llamaría “modernismo Paneuropeo” que era predominante en esa época donde se encuentran rasgos cubistas igual que un sentido más suelto e informal. Durante su estadía en Europa se apasiona no solamente con los grandes maestros clásicos Españoles pero también con los ltalianos, Ingleses y demás artistas. En particular Goya y Velazquez son sus ídolos , igual que Piero de la Francesca y El Greco! Por primera vez comienza a pintar cuadros abstractos! Esta experiencia Europea le es inestimable aportándole una nueva visión a perseguir - nuevas posibilidades! Durante sus años en España participa en exposiciones importantes con otros jóvenes artistas igual que a solas en Madrid y en Barcelona. Igualmente participa en exposiciones internacionales en San Francisco (Legion of Honor) y en Pittsburgh (Carnegie Institute).