Background
During his second year his father died leaving Aráuz feeling nostalgic and isolated.
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Felix Arauz
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Aráuz is among the art circles of Enrique Tábara, Aníbal Villacís, José Carreño and Juan Villafuerte. In 1957, Aráuz began studying under César Andrade Faini at the School of Fine Arts. Aráuz funneled his emotions into his work creating some of the most beautiful, heartfelt and dreamlike imagery to date.
Both his use of color and his compositions are strong and designed to leave a lasting impression on the viewer.
Aráuz"s subjects usually include surreal flower arrangements, the innocence of children, faces, "trees of life", landscapes and abstracts - all of which are created with a personal dreamlike aesthetic. In 1967, Aráuz married Nila Villafuerte Estrada, older sister of Juan Villafuerte. and at Gallery Kromex in New New York
Both exhibits were considered notable. In 1971, Aráuz obtained The Great Prize of Hall Julio in Guayaquil.
From there, Aráuz traveled to Brussels and exhibitied with Víctor Mideros.
Aráuz has been a professor at the School of Fine Arts since 1966 and continues to paint in his studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 1965 & 1969 Second Prize, National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Achievements
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1965 & 1969 Second Prize, National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1963 & 1972 First Prize National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1968 Great prize, Gold Medal National Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1971 Great Prize Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1975 Second Prize, National Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1981 Gold Medal of Artistic Merit, granted by the illustrious Municipality of Guayaquil. 1996 Gold Brush Cultural Association the Pains.
Membership
In the same year, Arauz received a government scholarship to travel to the United States with the fellow master painter Gilberto Almeida a member of the Van group, an artist collective founded by Enrique Tábara and Aníbal Villacís and Jaime Villa in order to study galleries and museums throughout New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.
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Nationality
Ecuador
Awards
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*1965 & 1969 Second Prize, National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1963 & 1972 First Prize National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1968 Great prize, Gold Medal National Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1971 Great Prize Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1975 Second Prize, National Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1981 Gold Medal of Artistic Merit, granted by the illustrious Municipality of Guayaquil. *1996 Gold Brush Cultural Association the Pains.*1965 & 1969 Second Prize, National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1963 & 1972 First Prize National Hall October, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1968 Great prize, Gold Medal National Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1971 Great Prize Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1975 Second Prize, National Hall Julio, Guayaquil, Ecuador *1981 Gold Medal of Artistic Merit, granted by the illustrious Municipality of Guayaquil. *1996 Gold Brush Cultural Association the Pains.