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ArchiveBorn in 1975, Madrid, Spain
Eugenio Merino was born in 1975 in Madrid. He graduated in Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid. He utilizes in his shows intuition and lots of sense of humor to give a kick of freshness, through his playful art. He evidences a myriad of absurd situations, showing some of the contradictions in our abnormal normality.
His works is iconographical based on fiction characters from cinema, television and internet. Among others, superheroes, characters from entertainment industry and cartoons are frequently present. With all these elements coming from the media world Merino articulate his modus operandi, with the aim of finding a dialogue with the audience. He gets into stereotypes, focusing on mass media, politics, VIPs, religious leaders, among others. All of them serve as departure point for his conceptual twists and acid humour.
 Eugenio, Merino, For the Love of Go(l)d, 110 x 110 x 195 cm, Sculpture made by silicone, epoxy, clothes, human hair, toy gun, display case, 2009 |
