Biography:
Merlina was born in Buenos Aires, in 1974, at his young age he moved with his family to Paraguay. His relationship with art began through Paraguayan crafts, door who kept in contact with the visual arts and as an entrepreneur.
In 1993 he joined the faculty of Natural Sciences, which does not comply with this race, missing a few years to complete drop out as a small business devoted entirely to art-related activities. Creating a style concerned with moral and social values, was looking for inspiration in his own subjectivity, expressed through dramatic themes and obsessive.
In 2002 enters the Superior Institute of Art - ISA, college devoted to the visual arts, studying the Bachelor of Visual Arts.
The acute psychological insight is reflected in several works such as painting, installation, and photography, in which their interests for the macabre, erotic, strange, there are served by various techniques strong, giving the expression of intensely subjective moods, sometimes morbid and disturbing that aims to explore the world outside of human consciousness. "Monotype Corsiva" font-size: 14pt; "> Your topics always point to the social dimension in particular gender issues.
He has participated in several group exhibitions, joint singles and also national and international competitions:
Collective shows:
2006. "Water, Art of the unattainable." Cultural Center of Spain Juan de Salazar Painting and installation.
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2006. Collective Lisandro Cardozo students. Cultural Center of the City Council "
Recorded Metal and High Impact.
2005. "Mitopolis" Cultural Center of Spain Juan De Salazar
Painting and installation
2005. "Woodcut Collective: Fabiola Adams students
Veronica Paseo de las Artes
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2004. "Untitled": Collective of students in the ISA Cultural Center Space
Painting
2004. "Pilot Project" of the students of ISA Cultural Center Space
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2004. "Space Reserved" Collective ISA students Rector of UNA
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2003. "We." Students' collective ISA Cultural Center Space
Painting.
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Joint Exhibitions:
2007. Notes on sexuality in art
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Casino de Asuncion by Worest Painting.
Individual exhibitions:
2010. The dark side of motherhood
Centro Cultural Manzana de la Rivera City
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2010. Toxic Love
Ateneo Paraguay
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Casino de Asuncion by Worest
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Competitions
National and International:
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2010. Spring Salon XXIV
Youth Painting Contest
Work: Your hands - 1939
Ateneo Paraguay
Asunción - Paraguay
2010. II Digital Visual Arts Award
Work: The Sonnet of your voice - 1939
Guarani.com Portal
Asunción - Paraguay
2008. "I Exhibition of Surrealism and Abstract"
Artwork: "The last combination of my mask"
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2006. First Biennial of the Americas
Rafael Cauduro. Tijuana Mexico.
2006. "Without insanity there greatness"
Hotel Sheraton.
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2006. Prix Henri Matisse. Alliance Française
Installation and painting.
Asunción - Paraguay
2005. Competition Latin Union. Cultural Center of the City council
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Asunción - Paraguay
2005. The 5th Youth Competition Painting
Augustine Gallery Barrios Paraguayan-American Cultural Center.
Painting.
Asunción - Paraguay
Awards:
2005. Youth Painting Competition on the 5th.
Agustin Barrios Gallery Paraguayan-American Cultural Center.
2nd place
Painting.
Asunción - Paraguay