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Born in Spain, PEREZ MELERO began his career in...
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Born in Spain, PEREZ MELERO began his career in Venezuela where he lived from the late 1950's until the early 1980's when he relocated to New York. He was granted US Citizenship in the early 1990’s as “a person of outstanding abilities in the arts”. Maintaining studios in Caracas and Miami, his work is in many public and private collections including the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art, CANTV, Fundarte, the American Institute of Architects, Intel Corporation, the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and the Women in Military Service to America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. “My 3-dimensional constructions are built mostly from wood, paper, canvas and acrylic paint. Their ideas evolve from an organic and intuitive process. The final work is a combination of my creative vision and a highly organized process employing disciplines of geometry and applied design. Viewers should interact physically with my constructions. They need to walk around them and view them from different perspectives. Up close one can see the detailed and intricate methods of their construction. From further back, one can appreciate their total effect. Colour and light and how they interact are central to my work. Colour is painted on pieces of wood attached to a high-contrast geometric background. Light penetrates between them, reflecting colour from one to another and on the background. These reflected colours seem to mix in the air and produce an impression of others. As light sources change angle or intensity, and as the viewer moves around the work, new colours can be perceived even though they aren't really there. The interaction between colour and light has produced an illusion. This relationship between colour and light, in part, defines my work.” Selected Solo Exhibitions 2014 La Sultana, Miami-Dade College, Doral, Florida 2014 Selected Works, The Gallery of Amazing Things, Dania Beach, Florida 2011 Aviation, Studio Exhibition, Miami, Florida 2011 Evolution, The Gallery Link, Ellenville, New York 2010 Arts Upstairs Gallery, Phoenicia, New York 2009 Tribute to the Flag, City University of New York, QCC Art Gallery, New York 2008 American Flag Series, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Ryan Chelsea / Clinton Community Health Center, New York 2007 Long-term Installation, Citibank Park Avenue public space, New York; Homage to Cities, Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, New York 2006 Art Evolution, Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery, Aberdare, Wales; Luz y Colour, Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, New York; In Situ (1) Studio 529, New York; In Situ (2) Pricewaterhouse Coopers Gallery, Cardiff; Manhattan, Noho Gallery, New York 2004 If – Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, New York 2003 Tommy Hilfiger Showroom, New York 2002 New York Institute of Technology, New York 2000 Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, New York; New York Institute of Technology, New York 1999 Women In Military Service to America Memorial, Arlington, VA; New York Institute of Technology, New York 1998 Union League Club, New York 1997 American Institute of Architects, Washington D.C. 1996 Union League Club, New York 1993 Ambassador Galleries, New York
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BorninSpain,PEREZMELERObeganhiscareerinVenezuelawherehelivedfromthelate1950'suntiltheearly1980'swhenherelocatedtoNewYork.HewasgrantedUSCitizenshipintheearly1990’sas“apersonofoutstandingabilitiesinthearts”.MaintainingstudiosinCaracasandMiami,hisworkisinmanypublicandprivatecollectionsincludingtheSpanishMuseumofContemporaryArt,CANTV,Fundarte,theAmericanInstituteofArchitects,IntelCorporation,theWilliamJ.ClintonPresidentialLibraryandtheWomeninMilitaryServicetoAmericaMemorialatArlingtonNationalCemeteryinWashingtonDC.
“My3-dimensionalconstructionsarebuiltmostlyfromwood,paper,canvasandacrylicpaint.Theirideasevolvefromanorganicandintuitiveprocess.Thefinalworkisacombinationofmycreativevisionandahighlyorganizedprocessemployingdisciplinesofgeometryandapplieddesign.Viewersshouldinteractphysicallywithmyconstructions.Theyneedtowalkaroundthemandviewthemfromdifferentperspectives.Upcloseonecanseethedetailedandintricatemethodsoftheirconstruction.Fromfurtherback,onecanappreciatetheirtotaleffect.Colourandlightandhowtheyinteractarecentraltomywork.Colourispaintedonpiecesofwoodattachedtoahigh-contrastgeometricbackground.Lightpenetratesbetweenthem,reflectingcolourfromonetoanotherandonthebackground.Thesereflectedcoloursseemtomixintheairandproduceanimpressionofothers.Aslightsourceschangeangleorintensity,andastheviewermovesaroundthework,newcolourscanbeperceivedeventhoughtheyaren'treallythere.Theinteractionbetweencolourandlighthasproducedanillusion.Thisrelationshipbetweencolourandlight,inpart,definesmywork.”
SelectedSoloExhibitions2014 LaSultana,Miami-DadeCollege,Doral,Florida2014 SelectedWorks,TheGalleryofAmazingThings,DaniaBeach,Florida2011 Aviation,StudioExhibition,Miami,Florida2011 Evolution,TheGalleryLink,Ellenville,NewYork2010 ArtsUpstairsGallery,Phoenicia,NewYork2009 TributetotheFlag,CityUniversityofNewYork,QCCArtGallery,NewYork2008 AmericanFlagSeries,PortAuthorityofNewYorkandNewJersey; RyanChelsea/ClintonCommunityHealthCenter,NewYork2007 Long-termInstallation,CitibankParkAvenuepublicspace,NewYork; HomagetoCities,ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork2006 ArtEvolution,CynonValleyMuseum&Gallery,Aberdare,Wales;
LuzyColour,ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork;InSitu(1)Studio529,NewYork;InSitu(2)PricewaterhouseCoopersGallery,Cardiff;Manhattan,NohoGallery,NewYork
2004If–ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork2003 TommyHilfigerShowroom,NewYork2002 NewYorkInstituteofTechnology,NewYork2000 ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork; NewYorkInstituteofTechnology,NewYork1999 WomenInMilitaryServicetoAmericaMemorial,Arlington,VA;
NewYorkInstituteofTechnology,NewYork1998 UnionLeagueClub,NewYork1997 AmericanInstituteofArchitects,WashingtonD.C.1996 UnionLeagueClub,NewYork1993 AmbassadorGalleries,NewYork
1992 AmericanAssociationofScience&Technology,WashingtonD.C.1991 GreenwellGoetzArchitects,WashingtonD.C.1990 AirTransportAssociationofAmerica,WashingtonD.C.1989 GalleriaMorantes,Alicante,Spain1988 CornerGallery,WorldTradeCenter,NewYork1987 SetonHallUniversity,SouthOrange,NewJersey1985 MuseumofContemporaryHispanicArt(MOCHA),NewYork1982 VenezuelanTouristandInformationCenter,NewYork1979 MuseumofContemporaryArt,Bogota,Colombia;Fundarte,Bogota,Colombia1978 GaleriaSorolla,Maracaibo;TeatrodelaOpera,Maracay1977 MuseumofContemporaryArt,Bogota;AsociaciondePeriodista,SanCrisobal;ANTV,Caracas;
MuseodelHipodromodelaRicconada,Caracas1976 CentroBellasArtes,Maracaibo;SalaOcre,Caracas;GaleriaCADAFE,Caracas1975 MuseumofZea,Medellin;GaleriaElParque,Medellin;GaleriaPlazaBolivar,Caracas1974 UniversidadCentraldeVenezuela,GaleriasAltimira,Fedecamaras,Fundacomun,AteneodeCaracas1973 ColegiodeIngenieros,PuertoOrdazyCiudadBolivar1972 ClubCaronoco,PuertoOrdaz
SelectedGroupExhibitions2017CityRemix–ConcreteSpace,Doral,Florida2017TheObjectandtheImage–ConcreteSpace,Doral,Florida2015UnixGallery,WynwoodDistrict,Miami,Florida2012LatinViews2012–LatinNetworkfortheVisualArts,GalesFerry,CT2011 Etcetera–4ContemporaryPainters,OxmarketCentreofArts,WestSussex,UK2010 Rock,Paper,Scissors,WindhamFineArtsGallery,Windham,NY2009 SuttonArtGallery,NewYork;TheArtsUpstairs,Phoenicia,NY2008GaleriaSanchez,SanJuan,PuertoRico2008 HispanicVoices,DelawareArtMuseum,Wilmington,Delaware2006 WinterTreeGallery,SagHarbor,NewYork2003 NoHoGallery,NewYork2000 YeshivaUniversitySchoolofLaw,NewYork1994 Albright-KnoxMuseum,Buffalo1993 CenturyClub,NewYork;AmbassadorGalleries,NewYork1992 AmbassadorGalleries,NewYork;AbnerGallery,NewYork1986 BenjaminCardozoSchoolofLaw,NewYork1985 OllerCampecheGallery,NewYork1984 BiennialofPrintmaking,CaymanGallery,NewYork;ArtStudentsLeague,NewYork;1983 ColumbiaUniversityTeachersCollege,NewYork;TossanTossanGallery,NewYork1982 BiennialofPrintmaking,SanJuan;FirstFestivalofSoHo,NewYork;CaymanGallery,NewYork1980 GaleriaMorantes,Alicante;Fundarte,Bogota1976 MuseumofContemporaryArt,Bogota;GaleriaAndreBello,Caracas1975 SpanishMuseumofContemporaryArt,Madrid1975 GaleriaQuintaSantander,Cucuta1973 ArturoMichelenaNationalHallofPainting,Caracas;GaleriaPlazaCentral,Caracas1972 AlehandroOteroHall,CiudadBolivar
SelectedCollectionsSpanishMuseumofContemporaryArt,MadridMuseumofContemporaryArt,BogotaMuseumofZea,Medellin;CANTV,CaracasFundarte,CaracasIberiaAirlines,CaracasAvensa,NewYorkRafaelRojas,VenroPetroleum,NewYorkBraunstein&Associates,CaracasTheodoreVittoria,Vittoria&Purdy,LLP,NewYorkRichardTravers,Travers-O'Keefe,NewYorkBarryWine,NewPaltz,NewYorkJaimeAndrade,NewYorkPeterLehrer,NewYorkJaneVelezMitchell,NewYorkJohnGoulandris&Dr.KarenBurk,NewYorkWernerHaase,MadisonSocialRecognition,NewYorkScottLatham,Wakefield,RhodeIslandLenBernardo,Accord,NewYorkTheMondrianHotel,LosAngelesAirTransportAssociationofAmerica,WashingtonD.CTheWilliamJ.ClintonPresidentialLibrary,LittleRockAdrienneArsht,WashingtonD.C.,MiamiFloridaGrandOpera,MiamiIncoprecaCorp,MiamiDomenicoD’Alfonso,KeyBiscayneSerafinGarcia,Miami
SelectedCommissionsHopeofFairmontproject,PSE&G,Newark,NewJerseyBuildingFaçade,AmericanInstituteofArchitects,WashingtonD.C.WomenInMilitaryServiceforAmericaMemorial,ArlingtonNationalCemetery,Arlington,VAInFlight,AirTransportAssociationofAmerica,WashingtonD.C.CorporateIdentity,PolygramRecords,NewYorkLaSultanaCaracas,DomenicoD’Alfonso,CaracasSunriseSunset,DomenicoD’Alfonso,CaracasBuildingFaçade,CentroAltamiraTower,Caracas(landmarkstatus)WorldEvolution,IntelCorporation,SantaClara,CAWorldAhead,IntelCorporation,SantaClara,CAMontreal,FranklinRangel,NewYork
