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Born : 1985 in Dundee, Scotland
Merlin Ramos is fascinated in the area between drawing and painting. His oil paintings are inherently linked to the observational drawing practice that he finds so important. The paintings reflect the inseparable relationship between the observer and subject; making many of the landscapes intrinsically figurative.
Following his training at University College Falmouth, Cornwall, he has been painting in the South of France, Ireland, Japan and Denmark. Whilst Visiting these places his main point of concern has been the landscape, whether the subject be a disused quarry, an abandoned factory or the sight of a new tube line in London.
Merlin currently shows at the Sandford gallery, Dublin
Education:
2008-2009: The Prince’s drawing School, London
2004-2007: Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall; Fine Art; Ba (Hons)
2003: Foundation Diploma; Art and Design
1996-2003: Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham
Selected Exhibitions:
2 man shows:
April 2007 “Daydream Select,” Studio 33, Carnaby St., London
May 2004 Grande Café colonial, Bilbao Metro, Madrid
Sept 2004 9 Raglan Road, Dublin 4
Group Exhibitions:
May 2009 2009 Guest artist for the North Louth painters annual exhibition
Feb 2009 “Merged,” Shoreditch Town Hall, London
June 2007 35a Gallery, Brighton
May 2007 “What next ?!” Zed shed, Penryn
Sept 2006 Christie’s, London
June 2006 “Cornwall Contemporary,” Demelza’s, Falmouth
July 2006 Falmouth Art Centre, Falmouth
Articles of recent exhibitions
http://www.argus.ie/news/wealth-of-colour-at-exhibition-1745705.html
http://daydreamnetwork.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
www.degreeart.com/newsite/artist.php?id=184
http://www.irishart.com/thesandfordgallery.php
http://www.sandfordgallery.com/index.php?site=ar&ar=26#artist
