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Eugenio Merino

Wonder Woman

2008

Felt pen on paper

78 × 57 cm

Unique

Location: Paris, France

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About the artwork

This felt-tip drawing shows a woman in a burqa, perched on high red heels and holding a whip in her hand. Her identity, though concealed by this ample garment, is nonetheless perceptible through her gaze and the few reddish locks that escape. Here, Eugenio Merino confronts, not without irony, two opposing worlds: religion and the capitalist world of superheroes. Here, the Western cultural references of Wonder Woman and Cat Woman are called upon, where the woman, though strong, is presented in a constant state of hypersexualization. In stark contrast, the Muslim woman hides her feminine attributes with an ample burqa. The sarcasm of this drawing is characteristic of Eugenio Merino's work, which questions the most sensitive issues of our societies by confronting their contradictions.

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Eugenio Merino's works skilfully blend drama and humour to highlight complex, sometimes shameful truths. Although the Spanish artist is best known for his hyper-realistic installations and sculptures, this drawing is part of the artist's cross-disciplinary practice, while also responding to his usual preoccupations. This work is a perfect critique of society's different views of women, and can be set alongside Miss Burka.

About the artist

Born in 1975 in Spain. Lives and works in Madrid (Spain). A graduate of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Eugenio Merino is a Spanish artist who uses drawing, video, sculpture and installations to create engaged works. His art tackles the most burning issues in our society, exploring politics, economics and religion. Not without irony, his hyper-realistic works are known for their critique of capitalism and its excesses. He also questions the excesses of the art market and its players, such as fairs, gallery owners and certain artists who turn art into a subject for calculation and speculation. His sculpture For the love of Go(l)d questions Damien Hirst's gold skull For the love of God, known as the most expensive work in the world, whose intrinsic value has boosted the British artist's stock price. Eugenio Merino's work has been shown at numerous exhibitions and fairs, including ARCO (Madrid, Spain), Art Brussels (Brussels, Belgium), FIAC (Paris, France) and B.P.S 22 (Charleroi, Belgium). The artist also collaborates with the Spanish magazine Mongolia, which, in the vein of Charlie Hebdo or Le Canard Enchaîné, expresses a certain political activism through the pen and satire. Eugenio Merino is represented by Unix Gallery (New York, USA) and ADN Galeria (Barcelona, Spain).

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