the artist

Miguel Perez Lem

   A native of Argentina who has lived, traveled and worked as an interior and industrial designer throughout the world, and who now makes his home in Washington, DC, artist Miguel Pérez Lem describes his intertwining talents in three words: 

           ART + DESIGN + LIFESTYLE.

  Calling upon all of his worldly experiences, Miguel beautifully demonstrates all three aesthetics to create balance, beauty and emotion in his art. His paintings represent a convergence of the soft equilibrium of his Asian studies, with a provocative and furious mood in his contemporary, hyper-realistic figures. Much of this effect is created through a mix of antique painting techniques such as encaustic and gilding, often resulting in a beautiful chiaroscuro effect. 

  As a photographer, Miguel is particularly intrigued with capturing scenes that he finds spontaneously, as they occur in their own natural light and setting, and imparting on them his own personal point of view.

Artistic Studies Background (Private and Apprenticed Studies):

Textile Art - with Mrs. Graciela Szamrey, in Cordoba, Argentina (1986 - 1991)

Paint and Drawing with live model - with Mr. Ruben Mena, in Cordoba, Argentina (1989 - 1991)

Hyper-realistic painting - with Mr. Rodolfo Insaurralde, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1995 - 1998)

History of furniture and styles - with Mr. Juan Jose Ganduglia, in the Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1998)

Drawing with live model - with Mrs. Andrea Fontenla of Universidad Prilidiano Pueyrredon, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2000 - 2001)

Drawing with live model - with Mr. Tomas Frachia, in a C.C. Ricardo Rojas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2004)

Chinese Painting - with Mrs. Tai Li Chiu, in a C.C. Ricardo Rojas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2004)

Japanese Sumi-e - with Mrs. Stella Escalante, in a C.C. Ricardo Rojas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2004)

Digital Photography - with Mr. Lucas Engel, in a C.C. Ricardo Rojas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2004)

Encaustic - with Mrs. Sheep Jones, in The Washington Glass School, in DC, USA (2005)