Juan Esteban Pérez Daza, who signs his works as Esteban, J. Esteban, or Esteban Pérez, is a painter and visual artist. He was born in Santiago, Chile, on November 15, 1939. He studied at the University of Chile’s School of Applied Arts and graduated in 1963. In 1965, he moved to New York, and from 1969 to 1971, he taught enameling workshops at Riverside Church. Pérez uses enamel on steel to create compositions that illuminate the beauty of color and light.
Awards and distinctions
1963 Second Prize in Painting, Art & Technique Exhibition, Santiago, Chile
1969 Second Prize in Crafts, Westchester Art Society, Westchester, United States
1970 Acquisition Prize, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, United States
1982 Enamel Today Award of Merit from Enamel Guild, The Northwest Craft Center, Seattle, United States 1991 Contest for a mural in Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City, United States
Works in public and academic collections
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
Fantasía Nocturna, enamel on metal, 42 x 42 cm
Alborada Rosa, enamel on metal, 42 x 42 cm
Consulate of the Republic of Chile, Washington D.C., United States
Untitled, enamel on metal, 50 x 50 cm
Untitled, enamel on metal, 50 x 50 cm
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, United States
Space Path, enamel, 42 x 42 cm
Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City, United States
Constructivist Space Drawing, mural-wall sculpture, porcelain enamel on steel, 32' x 8' x 4''