Author: Marcela Jardón (Buenos Aires, 1964) Title: Paisatge 5398 Description: Mixed media on cardboard, made in 2020. Unframed dimensions 19.5 x 20 cm. Signed and sealed on the back. Certificate of authenticity included. ArtArtwork in perfect condition.
Marcela Jardón, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, (based in Barcelona since 2000) is a multidisciplinary artist whose Artwork is characterized by the absence of realistic descriptions in her landscapes and a non-linear narrative, which invites the observer to experience a personal connection with the settings. Technically, she uses acrylic with various densities and opacities, applying successive glazes in a process of controlled experimentation.
Training and Career
She trained at the National School of Fine Arts of the National University of the Arts in Argentina, where she obtained her degree in 1988. Since 2000, she has lived and Artworked in Barcelona. Her exhibition career spans America, Europe and Asia, highlighting her participation in art fairs such as Art Karlsruhe, C.A.R. Ruhr, estampa, ArtMadrid, and Arte in Nuvola, among others.
Recent exhibitions include:
2024: Art Madrid (Spain), West Station Gallery (Denmark)
2023: Art Karlsruhe (Germany), Luxemburg Art Fair (Luxembourg)
2022: Estampa (Spain), C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr and Art Karlsruhe (Germany)
2018-2021: Bada Madrid Art Fair, Madrid, FIG Bilbao Online Fair, CON-TEMPORARY Art Observatorium, Lavagna, Italy, Museu de Reus, among others.
Awards
Marcela Jardón has been the winner and finalist of multiple international prizes and competitions, such as the International Drawing Competition of the Fundació Ynglada-Guillot, the Painting Prize of the University of Murcia, the Ciutat de Barcelona Prize - AGBAR 2024, the XX Contemporary Painting Competition "CASIMIRO BARAGAÑA", the LV International Art Competition of Luarca, the International Painting Prize "Ciudad de Aayamonte", the XXXVIII Sanvisens Painting Competition of Sitges, in 2024.
Collections and Publications
Her Artworks are part of public collections in institutions such as the National Library of Spain, the University of Valencia, the Specialized Library in Contemporary Photography of the Forvm Foundation for Photography, in Tarragona, the University of Panama, The University of the West of England, Department of Creative Arts, Centre for Fine Print Research, Bristol.
It has received coverage in specialized media and prominent artistic publications.
