- Saülo Mercader
Saülo Mercader is a Spanish artist, currently living and working in
Greece ,Spain andFrance .He studied the techniques of moulding and casting at the Fallas studio in
Alicante . His first exhibitions were held in 1964 inBilbao . He was awarded theVocation Fund Prize and received a grant from theFrench Government . He moved toParis in 1974, where he learntweaving fromJagoda Buic . He had an exhibition at the FIAC (Grand palais-Paris) in 1978. He took engraving lessons at W.Hayter's studio at the l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris.In 1981, he was awarded the American
Fulbright grant which allowed him to live and work for two years inNew York City . He took the Master of Art and Education Degree at the Teachers' College,Columbia University , and attended Professor Maxwell'slithography lessons. Around this time he exhibted large canvasses of American football. In America he metNiki de Saint Phalle ,Roy Lichtenstein andAndy Warhol .He returned to Paris and was awarded a Doctorate from Paris VIII University in 1986.
Mercader's works can be found in numerous private and state or public collections and museums in the world, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Madrid and theBibliothèque Nationale de France (cabinet des estampes), Paris.Since 1995 he has produced
fresco es inAthens ,sculpture s inSpain andpainting s inFrance . He lives and works inGreece ,Spain andFrance . In 2007 his sculpture "Dona Lluna " was unveiled inSan Vicente del Raspeig .He is Chevalier in the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and holds the Vermeil Medal of the Ville de Paris .Books written by Mercader
*1993 : "Art, Matière,Energie" Imago Editors,-PUF-
France A book about Art theory and analysis of the differents compounds in Art Creation in relation withEnergy .
*2000 : "Les Chants de l'Ombre" Imago Editors- PUF -FranceAn autobiography illustrated by 22China-ink drawings.Monographs and other books on Mercader's works
*1995 : "La Gran Enciclopedia Basca" ( paintings and sculptures « Saülo Mercader »)
*1989 : : Collection Arte Contemporaneo n° 65- "Saülo Mercader" by Fernando Ponce,Madrid
*1992 : "Monography-" 280 colour reproductions(painting s)- Ponce Editors-Madrid
*1993 : Edition "El Viaje de las Musas" : 120 boxes including 10 originalengraving s by Saülo Mercader and 10 poems by Marrodan - Madrid
*1999 : Monography "Saülo Mercader"- 250 colour reproductions ( paintings) – text by J. Rivais – Guadalajara Town Hall (Spain )
*2002 : 2 monographies : "Saülo Mercader" : "El Euro y los Minotauros" in 3 and 4 languages – 150 and 75 colour reproductions (painting s,sculpture s,ceramic s,drawing s,tapestrie s,engraving s) – Alicante Town Hall and the Consortium of the Museums of the Valencian Generalitat ( Spain)External links
* [http://www.saulomercader.org website about Saülo Mercader's Art Work.]
* [http://www.saulomercader.net site about the artist]
* [http://loeildegaia.free.fr/saulo-mercader.html page above the artist.]
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