Oscar Domínguez - A Life in Surrealism Oscar M. Domínguez, a Spanish surrealist painter, was born on January 3, 1906, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. His early life was profoundly marked by illness; he suffered from a serious deformation of his facial bone structure and limbs due to congenital dysplasia, an experience that instilled within him a deep sensitivity to fragility and the uncanny—themes that would permeate his artistic vision throughout his life. Early Artistic Beginnings & Influences From a young age, Domínguez dedicated himself passionately to p…