“There is a lot of freshness in Merce’s work, a happy and joyful presence of color, a self-confidence that borders on naivety and gives his work a touch of authenticity”
Serge Fohr, Director of the Biarritz Festival in Latin America.
“Not calling herself an artist makes her too much”
Jorge Peré, Curator and art critic, Gorria Gallery, Havana.
“There is a lot of freshness in Merce’s work, a happy and joyful presence of color, a self-confidence that borders on naivety and gives his work a touch of authenticity”
Serge Fohr, Director of the Biarritz Festival in Latin America.
“Not calling herself an artist makes her too much”
Jorge Peré, Curator and art critic, Gorria Gallery, Havana.
Biography
Mercè Domènech Ferret (Barcelona 1974)
El arte de Mercè Domènech parte del mundo de la arquitectura y el diseño, en los cuales se inicia. Desde su llegada a Cuba en 2017 vive enamorada de la naturaleza exuberante de la Isla, a la que ha convertido en protagonista de su obra artística. Mercè recoge elementos naturales encontrados o reciclados que le llaman la atención y los lleva a otra realidad.
Es así como un trozo de lata aplastada, semillas, rocas, plantas y otros objetos llegan a transformarse en rostros, sombreros, labios, resultando composiciones orgánicas que retozan con la abstracción, el surrealismo y las nuevas figuraciones. Además de la técnica del collage, la artista trabaja también otras técnicas como la pintura sobre madera, el grabado, la colagrafía y el mural. Su obra se caracteriza por su frescura, una feliz y alegre presencia del color, así como por un desparpajo que roza la ingenuidad y le da a su obra un toque de gran autenticidad.
EXHIBITIONS
Amour de mer (bi-personal show). Painting and engravings by Mèrce Domènech and Clara Conty. Ti Breizh, Brittany House in Hamburg, Germany, July 2023.
Open Studio. The artist ́s Havana residence, Cuba, June 17, 2022. Exhibition curated by Jorge Peré.
Musecole Habana 2022 (collective exhibition). French International School of Havana, Cuba, March 2022.
Muestra colectiva por el día de la Mujer. Malecón 663 Hotel, Havana, Cuba, March 2022.
500×500 Show (collective exhibition). Provincial Center for Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba, November 2019.
Leer el rostro (Solo show). 13th Havana Biennial, Santacana Studio, May to July 2019.
Michifú restaurant interior decoration. Havana, Cuba, February 2019.
XIII Salón internacional del Caribe. Santiago de Cuba, July 2018.
Descarada (solo show). Provincial Center for Arts and Design, Santiago de Cuba, June to July 2018.
Descarada (solo show).Artist ́s House, Havana, Cuba, June to July 2017.
EDUCATION
Degree in Primary Education. Valencia International University, Spain, 2019 – present.
Master’s degree in secondary education teacher training. The Polytechnic University of Barcelona, Spain, 2012-2013.
School of Fine Arts of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 1996-1998.
Technical Architecture. Barcelona Polytechnical University, Spain, 1994-1998.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creator of Educational Art Workshops. French International School of Havana, Cuba, 2017-2019.
Visual arts professor. Instituo Ateneu Instructiu Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain, 2014-2016.
Architectural technician and interior designer. Management of Projects and Works in own company. Projectes i Construccions Doménech S.L. Barcelona, Spain, 2005-2014.