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Randomagus It is surprising to discover that such a large man (1.94 m, 130 kg) produces such delicate and fragile art as the one he makes Randomagus (Benicarló, Spain, 1976)....
Commemorative Edition
José Luis Merino's work stands out for its originality and conceptual depth.
Among his most impressive creations are the pieces titled 'Without feet, nor head'. In these works, Merino presents a fascinating vision of female and male hands that, by putting on shoes, venture to walk through life.
This curious personification not only defies anatomical logic, but also invites the viewer to reflect on identity, movement and purpose.
Artprint: on 200gr paper.
Size: 30x40cm.
Series: 30 units signed and numbered
In 1985 he began working as a graphic designer in several studios and advertising agencies until 1998, the year in which he became independent to found his current graphic design and illustration studio.
Since 2004 she has been teaching illustration classes in the Higher Graduate in Design at the Elisava School, for the Postgraduate Degree in Creative Illustration at the Eina School and for the Master in Art Direction at the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.
He has designed the sports newspaper Olé and the magazine Mística in Buenos Aires, the newspaper Jornal de Noticias for Porto, the sports newspaper Nemezti Sport for Budapest and the sports newspaper Sport in Barcelona. All of them for the company Cases Associats.
Clients include BMW, Doyle & Partners, Elle Germany, Elle Decor UK, Fast Company, Food Illustrated, Food & Wine, Forbes, Freixenet, Gourmet, GQ UK, Harper Collins, Harper's Bazaar USA, La Vanguardia, London Sunday Telegraph, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Madame Figaro, Madame Figaro Japan, Neiman Marcus, Pedro Garcia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Planeta, Playboy USA, Red Magazine, Ritz-Carlton, San Miguel, Smart Money, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post Magazine, The World Financial Center, Town & Country, Travel & Leisure, W, Williams-Sonoma Taste Magazine, Worth.
His works have been awarded and published in the yearbooks of competitions such as The AOI, American Illutration, Archive, Communication Arts, D&AD, Premis Junceda, Premis Laus, The Art Directors Club of Europe and SND. His illustrations have also been published in the books Illustration Now by Taschen and 200 Best Illustrators by Lürzer's Archive.