Mercedes Llanos
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Shot by Deb Leal
Mercedes Llanos (b.1992, Argentina) is a figurative painter, drawer and muralist based in New York City. She graduated with an MFA from CUNY Hunter College in 2021 and is a grantee of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for figurative painting. Her practice deals with the surreal aspect of dreams as they concern with waking life issues, mainly focusing on power roles in domestic partnerships embedded in a South American Patriarchal upbringing. In her dreams, she subconsciously navigates the repression of freedom firsthand experienced, and that of the transgenerational woman collective. Her works not only show tension between two opposing forces, but also love and care, confusing the viewer as to whether the events portrayed are pleasurable or painful, loving or hateful.
Passage Exhibition
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INDISCRET
Group Show - Ventana Co Curation 25 Oct - 25 Nov 2024INDISCRET, a group show presented by Ventana Project and Passage Art, delves into the spectrum of people-watching and human interactions, from casual observation and conversation to voyeurism and physical intimacy. In our contemporary culture, where the lines between public and private life have faded further than ever before, the exhibition...Read more -
REDEMPTION
Mercedes Llanos 21 Oct - 21 Nov 2024REDEMPTION is a universal theme, symbolizing restoration, forgiveness, and transformation across personal and societal realms. While rooted in religious traditions as a symbol of salvation and hope, it extends into the arts as journeys of atonement and growth. The term 'redemption' traces back to the Latin redemptio, meaning 'buying back,'...Read more
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