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Mercedes Llanos

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Biography

Mercedes Llanos creates visceral paintings in which she replicates animated, somewhat grotesque scenes from her dreams. Llanos frequently speaks of ...

the deep patriarchal currents which ran through her upbringing in Mar del Plata, Argentina. This societal makeup informed the binary divide of labour in Llanos’ household, the artist found the hyper-sexualisation of women’s bodies inescapable, as was the hypocritical repression of women’s sexuality. Using painting as a medium to exercise these frustrations, Llanos mixes oils with charcoals, pastels, chalk and sometimes menstrual blood, to craft large-scale works which demand a bodily response from the viewer. Appearing like liberated spirits, Llanos’ female figures drape across the canvas, representing intense pleasure or pain and their bodies free of anatomical limits. Lllanos cites Impressionism and Post-Impressionism as key influences upon her painterly style, with Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard and Monet being particular insperations for the artist. The fluidity of Llanos’ brushstrokes and the porous relationship between the figures and the surrounding composition mirrors the amorphous tone of these painters, yet her constant investigation into the complexity of female desire carves out a particular context for Llanos to operate within.

Selected Artworks
Untitled (Desire Against Morality)
Mercedes LlanosUntitled (Desire Against Morality), 2021183 x 203cmPrice on Request
The Shaman
Mercedes LlanosThe Shaman, 2021213 x 183cmPrice on Request
Respiracion Boca a Boca (CPR)
Mercedes LlanosRespiracion Boca a Boca (CPR), 2021183 x 229cmPrice on Request
A Rugrat's Spell
Mercedes LlanosA Rugrat's Spell, 2021229 x 183cmPrice on Request
The Green Bed
Mercedes LlanosThe Green Bed, 2021183 x 152cmPrice on Request
The King Baby Possesor
Mercedes LlanosThe King Baby Possesor, 2021213 x 366cmPrice on Request
Charla de Seis
Mercedes LlanosCharla de Seis, 2021183 x 213cmPrice on Request
The Bathtub
Mercedes LlanosThe Bathtub, 2021234 x 107cmPrice on Request
The Commute
Mercedes LlanosThe Commute, 2020229 x 178cmPrice on Request
Queen of the Moon
Mercedes LlanosQueen of the Moon, 202197 x 142cmPrice on Request
Baby Fever Fear
Mercedes LlanosBaby Fever Fear, 2020193 x 198cmPrice on Request
El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos (After Goya)
Mercedes LlanosEl Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos (After Goya), 2020152 x 203cmPrice on Request
Distraída por el Deseo
Mercedes LlanosDistraída por el Deseo, 2020188 x 127cmPrice on Request
Meet the Parents
Mercedes LlanosMeet the Parents, 2020152 x 102cmPrice on Request
Not Yet Titled
Mercedes LlanosNot Yet Titled, 2023203.2 x 228.6cmPrice on Request
Not Yet Titled
Mercedes LlanosNot Yet Titled, 2023192.4 x 213.4cmPrice on Request
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Mercedes LlanosNot Yet Titled, 2023193.7 x 98.4cmPrice on Request
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Mercedes LlanosNot Yet Titled, 2023241.3 x 203.2cmPrice on Request
Gallery Representation