José Ignacio Morales, born in La Romana, "El Artístico", is a designer of very surprising wonderful metal sculptures and decorative objects. His works are exposed everywhere in the Dominican Republic, but he is well known internationally too, including in the United States (e.g. Chicago, Miami, New York), France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Chile and even China. His studio annex school is located in La Romana and was founded in 1974. Go, look and enjoy!

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The horses, some at Cruce de Verón - Punta Cana, and some on the Plaza Artesanal "El Artístico" in La Romana. Some more of his works are exposed here and his studio is across the street. (2012)				Bulls and cows. (2012)
The chickens. (2012)				The fishes. (2012)
The Taino. (2012)				The Harleys. (2012)
The snail. (2012)				The parrot. (2012)
A little elephant. (2012)				The doggy with the moving head. (2012)
The turtles. (2012)				The sportsmen. (2012) The basketball players are situated in front of the baseball stadium Francisco Micheli, La Romana, to emphasize the relationship between the two sports. (2010)
The outdoor area of the studio, left the production hall. (2012)				The breakdown truck on the outdoor area. (2012)
Some sculptures on the outdoor area. (2012)				The studio. (2012)
The lamps. (2012)				The hands of many artists and other special people. Morales makes a mould of the hand of Dr. Cruz Jiminián here. (2012)
The coats of arms. (2012)				The women. (2012)
An interview. (2012)				The organizational structure. (2012)
Some more figurines on the Plaza Artesanal "El Artístico". (2012)				The crabs, one on the Plaza Artesanal, the other at the autostop "Estrella" between San Pedro de Macorís and Boca Chica. (2012)
The clock on the boulevard 27 de febrero. (2012)				Christmas in La Romana. (2007)
Gloriëtte (crown of Charles V, 1518) in the new park Mercedes de la Rocha of the town Hato Mayor. (2011)				Some other bulls.
Some other horses.				A few Taino more. (2009)
Some other Harleys.				The monument at the entrance of San Pedro de Macorís, in honor of the sugar industry in the city. (2009)
The seahorse in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (2006)				The carnivals devil.
Project in Haiti after the earthquake to put these containers (20 feet long for 1 family) instead of tents. They are resistant to earthquakes and hurricanes, economic ($ 5000 each), can be placed in record time, up to three levels high and on the roof food can be cultivated, also against the heat. (2010)				The entrance to Plaza Artesanal "El Artístico", where a museum is situated too.

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