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Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

American, b. 1958
Carlos Mercado Self-taught artist. Mercado has taken part in more than a dozen group and solo exhibitions in Puerto Rico and the United States since 1989. Considered a conceptual artist more than a painter and designer, he is influenced by Pop and Experimental art. His early works included impressions of his own body on cloth, which he achieved by drenching himself entirely in paint. He later worked with mixed media and collages and subsequently with abstraction. Within the Pop style, he has worked on portraits that capture the essence and feelings of the model. Mercado is highly committed with his work. The fundamental aspects of this artist production are grounded in his dedication to the medium as well as his compromise with his point of view. The search for new ways of expression has leaded him to gradual changes in his point of view and stylistic modifications. In the last years he has explored big format art installations in open air spaces in Fuerte San Cristobal and Dorado Beach Ritz Reserve Puerto Rico in collaboration with Arte Fitts foundation . In may 2023 Mercado opened a Gallery space in Madrid in the prestigious zone Salesas, the new Soho of Madrid . Mercado is the cultural ambassador for the Tourism company of Puerto Rico , promoting cultural tourism and international exchange of artist from Puerto Rico and Spain . Carlos Mercado b.1958, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Artist: Carlos Mercado
Maximo 3, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k Gold leaf, edition 1/7
Maximo 3, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k Gold leaf, edition 1/7

Maximo 3, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k Gold leaf, edition 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Reparada, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 1/7
Reparada, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 1/7

Reparada, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 194...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Golden  Maximo Turquoise
Golden  Maximo Turquoise

Golden Maximo Turquoise

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

Mixed Media Photography , hand painted C-Print mounted on a gold acrylic mirror enclosed on a Plexiglass box In this new series Mercado big format as a medium to intervene Jack Del...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Photogram

Si los bueyes Volaran , ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, edition 1/7
Si los bueyes Volaran , ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, edition 1/7

Si los bueyes Volaran , ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, edition 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Iluminado, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 1/7
Iluminado, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 1/7

Iluminado, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 194...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Carlos Mercado Contemporary Figurative Photographic Mixed Media Portrait Canvas
Carlos Mercado Contemporary Figurative Photographic Mixed Media Portrait Canvas

Carlos Mercado Contemporary Figurative Photographic Mixed Media Portrait Canvas

By Carlos Mercado

Located in Miami, FL

This photographic mixed-media work by Carlos Mercado exemplifies the artist’s distinctive fusion of photography, painting, and graphic intervention. Mercado reimagines the portrait t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas

Colmadito
Colmadito

Colmadito

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940's. Originally, Mercado intervened Delano's photographs in a C-Print medium , For this new series The Canvas big format creates a new dialogue with the observer. In this exhibit named “Iconos”, Carlos Mercado...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Como Salchicha en L, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal  leaf, edition 1/7
Como Salchicha en L, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal  leaf, edition 1/7

Como Salchicha en L, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, edition 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Maximo 2, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k Gold leaf, edition 1/7
Maximo 2, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k Gold leaf, edition 1/7

Maximo 2, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k Gold leaf, edition 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Blue  farmer boy  bringing lunch to the sugar field
Blue  farmer boy  bringing lunch to the sugar field

Blue farmer boy bringing lunch to the sugar field

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 19...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Golden  Maximo Cerulean
Golden  Maximo Cerulean

Golden Maximo Cerulean

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

Mixed Media Photography , hand painted C-Print mounted on a gold acrylic mirror enclosed on a Plexiglass box In this new series Mercado big format as a medium to intervene Jack Del...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Chita la Aguadora, ca. 2019 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, crystals ed 3/7
Chita la Aguadora, ca. 2019 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, crystals ed 3/7

Chita la Aguadora, ca. 2019 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, crystals ed 3/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Carlos Mercado Figurative Photographic Mixed Media Portrait Vintage Iconography
Carlos Mercado Figurative Photographic Mixed Media Portrait Vintage Iconography

Carlos Mercado Figurative Photographic Mixed Media Portrait Vintage Iconography

By Carlos Mercado

Located in Miami, FL

This photographic mixed-media work by Carlos Mercado exemplifies his distinctive approach to contemporary figurative art, where photography, cultural symbolism, and painterly interve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas

Man in  crypto truck
Man in  crypto truck

Man in crypto truck

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940's. Originally, Mercado intervened Delano's photographs in a C-Print medium , For this new series The Canvas big format creates a new dialogue with the observer. In this exhibit named “Iconos”, Carlos Mercado...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Golden  Maximo Yellow
Golden  Maximo Yellow

Golden Maximo Yellow

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

Mixed Media Photography , hand painted C-Print mounted on a gold acrylic mirror enclosed on a Plexiglass box In this new series Mercado big format as a medium to intervene Jack Del...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Crypto Carpenter
Crypto Carpenter

Crypto Carpenter

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 19...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Fumando Esperan, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k gold leaf, edition 1/7
Fumando Esperan, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k gold leaf, edition 1/7

Fumando Esperan, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , 23k gold leaf, edition 1/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Bitcoin boy bringing lunch to the sugar cane fields
Bitcoin boy bringing lunch to the sugar cane fields

Bitcoin boy bringing lunch to the sugar cane fields

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940's. Originally, Mercado intervened Delano's photographs in a C-Print medium , For this new series The Canvas big format creates a new dialogue with the observer. In this exhibit named “Iconos”, Carlos Mercado...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Blue  farmer boy  in bicycle bringing lunch to the sugar field 2
Blue  farmer boy  in bicycle bringing lunch to the sugar field 2

Blue farmer boy in bicycle bringing lunch to the sugar field 2

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 19...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Golden  Maximo Red
Golden  Maximo Red

Golden Maximo Red

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

Mixed Media Photography , hand painted C-Print mounted on a gold acrylic mirror enclosed on a Plexiglass box In this new series Mercado big format as a medium to intervene Jack Del...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

boy bringing lunch to the fields 2
boy bringing lunch to the fields 2

boy bringing lunch to the fields 2

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940's. Originally, Mercado intervened Delano's photographs in a C-Print medium , For this new series The Canvas big format creates a new dialogue with the observer. In this exhibit named “Iconos”, Carlos Mercado...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Photogram

Blue black farmer boy
Blue black farmer boy

Blue black farmer boy

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 19...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Photogram

Evaristo , ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 2/7
Evaristo , ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 2/7

Evaristo , ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf edition number: 2/7

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940's. Originally, Mercado intervened Delano's photographs in a C-Print medium , For this new series The Canvas big format creates a new dialogue with the observer. In this exhibit named “Iconos”, Carlos Mercado...

Category

2010s Contemporary Carlos Mercado Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

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