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FABIEN MÉRELLE

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Fabien Mérelle

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FABIEN MÉRELLE (°1981. Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. Lives and works in Tours, France) is known for his elegant and delicate line-drawings in black ink and watercolour.  His detailed and precise works exude a humble character, but it’s by examining up close that the complexities of his imagination are revealed in a rich and personal story. What at first glance is a beautiful drawing that stirs the spectator through an impressive dedication and patience in style, appears to be much more than that. The quietness of his style permits an amazement about the depth of his subject matters. He draws from his subconsciousness, dreams and uninhibited imagination to create layered, mysterious scenes. As the images are set in a white, clear background, everything happens inside the image, between the lines and invites the audience deeper into his world. We soon discover that innocence is lost but we receive an awakening of our own imagination instead. We get more than we bargained for and leave full of questions.

Fabien Mérelle graduated from the Beaux-Arts Academy in Paris in 2006 and attended the Beaux-Arts Academy in Xi’An, China in 2005 where his style got heavily influenced by Eastern drawing techniques and he perfected the use of Chinese ink. The famous Albrecht Dürer fed his passion for accurate anatomical rendering. The seemingly incompatible nature between his demure and almost classical style and his at times dark, confronting, psychological, ironic, disturbing,.. but also sensitive depictions leave us bewildered and intrigued at the same time.

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When Mérelle returned from China, he was granted another residence at the highly esteemed Casa Vélasquez, Madrid in 2009 and in 2010 he won the highest prize in the Canson Art School Awards.

His work has been exhibited at The Armory Show, New York and Paris, the Praz-Dellavade gallery, Paris, Guy Bärtshi gallery, Geneva,… and appeared in multiple publications  and is part of the Daniel and Florence Guerlain foundation, Paris.

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SELECTED WORKS

 Fragment 7

Fragment 7

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 Rejet

Rejet

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 Les triangulations de Sam

Les triangulations de Sam

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 Green panther

Green panther

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 Sur la voie de l’encre, la vie serpentine

Sur la voie de l’encre, la vie serpentine

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 Dancing tree

Dancing tree

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 Vague blanche, de la vague á l’âme

Vague blanche, de la vague á l’âme

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 Comme un rideau

Comme un rideau

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 Sommeil

Sommeil

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 For my Lili, black roots

For my Lili, black roots

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 L’arbre du Champs

L’arbre du Champs

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 Rhizome

Rhizome

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 Loire

Loire

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 Tronçonné

Tronçonné

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 Merle, Mérelle, Faucon et Tourterelle

Merle, Mérelle, Faucon et Tourterelle

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 Troupeau

Troupeau

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 Tournesol

Tournesol

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 Dahlia noir

Dahlia noir

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 Verde viento

Verde viento

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 Soleil Vert

Soleil Vert

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 Étude sculpture Birds

Étude sculpture Birds

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 Louise

Louise

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 Where

Where

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 Fall

Fall

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 Voies de têtes

Voies de têtes

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 Nid

Nid

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 Pierre de folie

Pierre de folie

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NEWS

 Fabien Mérelle & Antoine Roegiers at MO.CO., Montpellier (FR)

Fabien Mérelle & Antoine Roegiers at MO.CO., Montpellier (FR)

03/03/2023

Fabien Mérelle and Antoine Roegiers are part of the group exhibition "Immortal" at MO.CO., Montpellier (FR).

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 Peter Land and Fabien Mérelle at Musée Maillol, Paris (FR)

Peter Land and Fabien Mérelle at Musée Maillol, Paris (FR)

09/09/2022

Peter Land and Fabien Mérelle are part of the group exhibition "Hyper Réalisme. Céci n'est pas un corps" at Musée Maillol, Paris (FR).

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 ‘The Circus We Are’ at le Delta, Namur (BE)

‘The Circus We Are’ at le Delta, Namur (BE)

04/05/2022

Guillaume Bijl, Enrique Marty, Fabien Mérelle, Antoine Roegiers, Koen Theys and Andy Wauman are part of the group exhibition 'The Circus We Are'.

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 Fabien Mérelle at Musée Jules Desbois, Parçay-les-Pins (FR)

Fabien Mérelle at Musée Jules Desbois, Parçay-les-Pins (FR)

29/04/2022

Musée Jules Desbois, Parçay-les-Pins (FR) presents "Par-delà le modèle", a solo exhibition by Fabien Mérelle.

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 Peter Land & Fabien Mérelle at ‘Céci n’est pas un corps’, Brussels (BE)

Peter Land & Fabien Mérelle at ‘Céci n’est pas un corps’, Brussels (BE)

23/06/2021

Peter Land & Fabien Mérelle are part of the 'Hyperrealism Sculpture expo - Céci n'est pas un corps' at Tour & Taxis, Brussels (BE).

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 Fabien Mérelle at La Chapelle, Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

Fabien Mérelle at La Chapelle, Thonon-les-Bains (FR)

15/10/2020

Fabien Mérelle has a new solo exhibition at La Chapelle de la Visitation - Espace d'art contemporain, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

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 Fabien Mérelle at Maison R&C – Manifesta 13 Marseille (FR)

Fabien Mérelle at Maison R&C – Manifesta 13 Marseille (FR)

15/10/2020

Fabien Mérelle is part of the group exhibition 'Real Utopias' at Maison R&C. The exhibition is part of Manifesta 13 Marseille - Les Parallèles du Sud.

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 Fabien Mérelle at Kunsthalle Tübingen (DE)

Fabien Mérelle at Kunsthalle Tübingen (DE)

09/10/2020

Fabien Mérelle is part of the new group exhibition 'Supernatural. Sculptural visions of the body.' at Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany.

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 Stephan Balkenhol & Fabien Mérelle at ‘A summer in Le Havre’ (FR)

Stephan Balkenhol & Fabien Mérelle at ‘A summer in Le Havre’ (FR)

17/07/2020

Stephan Balkenhol & Fabien Mérelle are part of the yearly art event 'A summer in Le Havre', France.

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 NOW ONLINE | ART BRUSSELS 2020 on Gallery Viewer

NOW ONLINE | ART BRUSSELS 2020 on Gallery Viewer

28/05/2020

KETELEER GALLERY is delighted to present a new group exhibition for the 2020 Art Brussels online edition. 

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 HYPERREALISM SCULPTURE at La Boverie, Liège (BE)

HYPERREALISM SCULPTURE at La Boverie, Liège (BE)

16/11/2019

Peter Land and Fabien Mérelle are part of the group exhibtion 'Ceci n'est pas un corps | Hyperrealism Sculpture' at La Boverie, Liège.

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 Hommage to Leonardo da Vinci at Château du Rivau (FR)

Hommage to Leonardo da Vinci at Château du Rivau (FR)

29/03/2019

Fabien Mérelle, Panamarenko, Antoine Roegiers and Jan Fabre are part of the group exhibition 'Hommage to Leonardo da Vinci' at Château du Rivau, france.

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 Fabien Mérelle @ CCC OD, Tours (FR)

Fabien Mérelle @ CCC OD, Tours (FR)

22/03/2019

Fabien Mérelle was invited by the 'centre de création contemporain olivier debré' in Tours, France, for a new solo exhibition 'abri, pierre, bois, encre, papier'.

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 Fabien Mérelle at Mesdag Collection Den Haag (NL)

Fabien Mérelle at Mesdag Collection Den Haag (NL)

12/09/2018

Fabien Mérelle's work 'Marine, où fuir les idées nauseabondes...' is part of the group expo 'The Sensation of the Sea' - in honour of Bas Jan Ader at Mesdag Collection Den Haag, the Netherlands.

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 Fabien Mérelle ‘Jusqu’au Bout du Monde’ at Le Havre (FR)

Fabien Mérelle ‘Jusqu’au Bout du Monde’ at Le Havre (FR)

29/06/2018

Fabien Mérelle was commissioned to create a new monumental sculpture for the new edition of 'Un été au Havre 2018' in Le Havre, France. Read the interview here: https://actu.fr/…/interview-fabien-merelle-sculptures-monum…

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 The Raft. Art is (not) lonely. in Ostend (BE)

The Raft. Art is (not) lonely. in Ostend (BE)

10/01/2018

A major group exhibition in Ostend, Belgium, curated by Jan Fabre and Joanna De Vos.

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EXHIBITIONS

 ART BRUSSELS 2020 -> 2022

ART BRUSSELS 2020 -> 2022


28.04 - 01.05.2022

Tour & Taxis, Belgium

Havenlaan 86C, 1000 Brussels



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 Fabien Mérelle

Fabien Mérelle

« Vague blanche, de la vague à l'âme »
27.11.2021 - 30.01.2022

Bremdonck

Bredabaan 93 - 2930 Brasschaat



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 Group Exhibition

Group Exhibition


13.06 - 30.08.2020

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Looking Forward

Looking Forward


07.12.2019 — 05.01.2020

KETELEER GALLERY

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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 Art on Paper 2019

Art on Paper 2019

with Fabien Mérelle
25.10 — 27.10.2019

BOZAR, Belgium

Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels



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 fabien mérelle

fabien mérelle

« Vois de Têtes »
16.05 - 30.06.2019

KETELEER

Pourbusstraat 3-5 - 2000 Antwerp



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