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Donjo internationally renowned artist-sculptor. Born in Chicago in 1949 and raised in Southern California, this remarkable artist, know for his work on endangered species, was introduced to sculpture at the age of eleven and put himself through school by selling his bronze works at weekend art shows. In 1987, he began to focus exclusively on sculpting with a strong emphasis on marine life.It is remarkable really that from such a young age Donjo was focused on becoming the sculptor that he is today. It is without a doubt one of the reasons behind his success. By working hard and sculpting again and again he has developed his wonderful style that we know and love. For Donjo something that began as a hobby has become so much more than that. Other people read books, play a bit of Foxy Bingo, go swimming but he creates things. You can see by looking at his work, just how much love, passion and effort has gone into it. Browse through the images above and you will see for yourself how exceptional he is.
In his new line of exquisitely detailed marine life sculptures, Donjo captures the true essence of the sea in Bronze and Kalonite Acrylic. It is easy to understand how this artist's creations have attracted an international audience by seeing the majestic beauty of the humpback whale or the playfulness of a family of dolphins. However, he will not compromise his true objective which is to develop public awareness and to help with the preservation of marine life and other endangered species.
Donjo is well-known for his works in surrealism, realism and fantasy consisting of studies, portraits, fairy tale characters and endangered species. He is one of the few who constructs gallery, and monument size statues in three-dimension and two-dimension relief.
