Born on May 11, 1928 in Rishon LeZion, Israel
Lives and works in Israel
Born on May 11, 1928 in Rishon LeZion, Israel
Lives and works in Israel
Born on May 11, 1928 in Rishon LeZion, Israel
Lives and works in Israel
WORKS
WORKS
WORKS
Manuel Mérida is one of the major figures in the second generation of South American kinetic artists. Through his work, he seeks to avoid offering a still and unique vision, playing with the variations of colored matter such as pigments, sand, coal powder, wood particles, painted wood or painted metal which sublimate his monochromes. The works are constantly mobile and realized in various shapes, sizes and colors. The square or circular cases are filled with matter protected by a glass plate and rotating around a central axis. They spin abruptly through the hand of the spectator while the most recent ones activated by an engine, turn at a much slower pace.
PARIS
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rose Clair
Diameter of 61 cm (diameter of 23 3/5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2016
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rose Pâle
Diameter of 71 cm (diameter of 28 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2019
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rose Tyrien Clair
Diameter of 140 cm (diameter of 55 1/2 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2014
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Bleu Turquoise
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47,2 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rose Pâle
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47,2 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Blanc c'est blanc
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47,2 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2021
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rouge Vermillon
Diameter of 177 cm (diameter of 70 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Circulo di Tierra
Diameter of 71 cm (diameter of 28 in)
Painted wood, sand, glass, electric engine
2017
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Circulo Blanco
Diameter of 71 cm (diameter of 28 in)
Painted wood, sand, glass, electric engine
2017
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Blanc Usuyuki
Diameter of 122 cm (diameter of 47 1/5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2013
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Vert Lumière
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47,2 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Violet Foncé
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47,2 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Vert Bio
Diameter of 117 cm (diameter of 46 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2019
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Jaune Primaire
Diameter of 202 cm (diameter of 79,5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Bleu Outremer Clair
Diameter of 155 cm (diameter of 61 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2022
Location : Paris
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Bleu Turquoise A
Diameter of 180 cm (diameter of 70 9/10 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2020
Location : Paris
Merida has received multiple international awards with his works exhibited all over the world, making headlines in different media outlets and leading to interviews in some TV shows. The Parisian brand Hermès collaborated with Manuel Mérida to create stunning circles of different colors for all of the brand’s windows in Paris, New York, Geneva, Cannes, Shanghai and other major cities and likewise were acquired by the Cheval Blanc hotels of Louis Vuitton in Saint Barthelemy and in the Maldives where they are currently displayed.
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NEW YORK
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Noir
Diameter of 140 cm (diameter of 55 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2014
Location : New York
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Vert Olympique
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47 1/5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2012
Location : New York
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Carreaux de Vichy
Diameter of 155 cm (diameter of 61 in)
Painted wood, sand, glass, electric engine
2017
Location : New York
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Blanc Blanc
Diameter of 110 cm (diameter of 43 3/10 in)
Painted wood, sand, glass, electric engine
2017
Location : New York
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Aluminium
Diameter of 200 cm (diameter of 78 7/10 in)
Painted wood, mixed media, glass, electric engine
2015
Location : New York
Hermes's window, New York, USA, 2012. Photo : Skot Yobbagy
MIAMI
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Béton
Diameter of 95 cm (diameter of 35 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2017
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Violet Clair
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47 1/5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2021
Location : Miami
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Manuel Mérida
Cercle Jaune Cadmium
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47 1/5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2021
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rouge Vermillon
Diameter of 91 cm (diameter of 35 4/5 in)
Painted wood, sand, glass, electric engine
2015
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Marron
Diameter of 120 cm (diameter of 47 1/5 in)
Painted wood, sand, glass, electric engine
2021
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida
Ovale Rose
80 x 60 cm (31 1/2 x 23 3/5 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2013
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Rouge Vermillon (Manuchrome Primaire)
Diameter of 200 cm (diameter of 78 7/10 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2015
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida
Cercle Orange Manuel
Diameter of 187 cm (diameter of 73,6 in)
Painted wood, pigments, glass, electric engine
2016
Location : Miami
Manuel Mérida installing his solo exhibition at the Sala Mendoza Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela, 1973
MANUEL MERIDA
Born in 1939, in Valencia, Venezuela
Works and lives in Paris, France
Most important exhibitions :
1973 / Manuel Mérida, Sala Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela
1976 / Manuel Mérida, Museum of Fine Arts, Escuela de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
1995 / Manuel Mérida, Embassy of Venezuela, Paris, France
2000 / Manuel Mérida, Museum of Art, Tovar, Mérida, Venezuela
2010 / Monochrome, Mouvement, Matière, Espace Meyer Zafra, Paris, France2013 / Usuyuki/Chantier, Espace Meyer Zafra, Paris, France
2012 / Hermès’ Windows, Paris, Cannes, Hong Kong, New York, Genève
2013 / Made in Light, Fondation EDF - Fondation Vasarely - Christie’s, Paris, France
2014 / Arco Art Fair, Solo Project, Madrid, Spain
2019 / Color-Luz : Artista Cinéticos en la collecion del MACLA, MACLA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2021 / Sculptures en Fêtes, Villa Datris Foundation, Isle Sur La Sorgue, France
2021 / Manuel Mérida, Rétroviseur, Espace Meyer Zafra, Paris, France
2022 / Carte Blanche Manuel Mérida, Ordre / Désordre, Espace Monte Cristo, Paris, France
Museum and Public Collections :
Musée de Vitry, France
Sayago & Pardon Art Collection, Tustin, USA
Archer Huntington Art Gallery, Austin University, USA
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte Jesus Soto, Caracas, Venezuela
Galeria de Arte Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte, Maracay, Venezuela
Banco Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Eugenio Mendoza Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela
Ateneo de Valencia, Valencia, Venezuela
Collection Meeschaert, Paris, France
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires, Argentina