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Established on the principle that artistry and hard work are inseparable in the making of bronze sculptures, Domani Studio serves as the personal studio of Dimitry Domaniand also offers full foundry services to others. His sculptures reflect an intense appreciation for the grace, power, beauty and fragility of life. Domani's sculptures posses meaning, aesthetic harmony and emotive potential, making them hard to resist. Authority and maturity reside in his work, with visually and intellectually satisfying terms, both realistic and abstract. Dimitry's personal story is as impressive as his bronzes.

Dimitry Domani was born in Romania to parents of Italian and Greek Descent. Dimitry grew up in an aggressive and oppressive communist dictatorship. His father and older brother suffered 11 years of imprisonment under Nicolae Ceausescu regime. Displaying a natural artistic aptitude and work ethic in high school, Dimitry won admission to the highly competitive and comprehensive art school of Timisoara. After completing his draft term in the Romanian Army, Dimitry was willing to risk his life to begin process to escaping communism and eventually coming to America. In 1978 Dimitry and five friends walked 75 miles to escape the bleakness and oppression that surrounded them. They had to walk at night to avoid going near the heavily patrolled roads, bridges and guarded border crossings. If caught they would be in prison for many years as traitors, After swimming the Danube River and walking nearly five miles into Yugoslavia, the group was caught by the Yugoslavian Police. Dimitry was now a political prisoner in another communist country.

Inexplicably, after almost one year in prison, Dimitry and others in his group were taken to the Austrian Border and allowed to walk to a police station in Austria. From there, they were taken to a refugee camp near Vienna where they spent another two years dreaming of freedom. Dimitry could have had immediate citizenship in Italy, Greece or Australia but when asked where he wanted to seek asylum, he held out for the full realization of his life long dream, to be an American. Dimitry traveled to Vienna many times for interviews at the American Embassy before he was finally granted his visa to immigrate to the Unites States in 1981. Over the next few years, he accumulated experience and confidence in art foundries in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Moving to Denver in 1985/ Dimitry worked as Veryl Goodnight's assistant for the next 3 years. Moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1988, Dimitry established his own studio and has divided his time ever since between creating his own artwork and doing foundry work for other sculptors including Veryl Goodnight.

Two of Dimitry's sculptures were acquired in 1997 for permanent exhibition at the Romanian Embassy in Washington D.C. Dimitry's skill with abstraction; stylization and realism won him collectors private, and corporate. His artwork can be viewed on his web site and galleries throughout the United States.

Dimitry know the pain of life with out expression and the joy of creative freedom and pursuit of excellence. Imaginative, honest, powerful and filled with beauty. Dimitry's sculptures hold the promise implicit in the translation of the name he has given to his studio: Domani. It means "tomorrow". A perfect expression on the permanence of bronze and strength of spirit in this uniquely talented sculptor's life story and in his work. Let your spirit be informed and elevated by the exhilaration and beauty of his work.