JAKE MERIN
Multidisciplinary Artist
JAKE MERIN
Multidisciplinary Artist
Jake Merin is a Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist working across a variety of mediums and art disciplines. His art practice includes visual arts, design media, digital art, writing, and music. He likes expressing his creative ideas through different mediums and processes to explore all that fine arts has to offer while developing deep knowledge and understanding through his skills in each discipline.
Much of his work explores new ways of making and understanding art. As an artist, he constantly strives to create conceptual artworks that capture and expresses his emotions. The finer points of creative expression find fulfillment in his ability to weld imagination with effective handling of his craft. Harmony and balance even out the process of creation which made his artworks speak some leaning melody of movements.
Jake's fluid yet forceful artworks extol the rhythmic quality of his music and the discipline of his design and management skills. Viewing his works was like a walk through a passage, a magical journey of an artist who never ceased to discover and rediscover life's simple pleasure.
The artist talks about his conceptual portraiture works in his latest art documentary film.
A multidisciplinary artist focusing on various art disciplines...
VISUAL ARTS
His visual artworks range from drawings to mixed media paintings and installations and are presented and shown through conceptualized art exhibitions. His exploration of makeshift tools and methods allowed his works to prove deeply into a wide variety of topics including the most central to our understanding. He held many solo shows and exhibitions for many years featuring artworks with contemporary themes of infinity, reverie, and optimism. Interestingly most of these exhibitions were presented with the original musical score to complement the artworks.
DESIGN MEDIA
He has illustrated a wide variety of notable design works and illustrations to date. Creative concepts ranging from logos, cover designs, commemorative stamps, product designs, and web designing are among his favourites. Fascinated with photography and computer design software, he utilized these as mediums in creating his digital artworks. For him, design media is a limitless avenue of discovery, creativity, and expression. He now manages Jake Merin Concepts, a Melbourne-based creative art service, and advisory firm that caters to all aspects of art.
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
For many years, he served as Product Designer and Production Manager of PJM Trophy Centre, an award and recognition specialist based in Manila. His expertise in art enables him to design and create the company's most sought-after products including trophies, plaques, and other customized corporate items. Designing, product development, and management are just a few of his many exceptional skills.
MUSIC
Music was his first love. He played with local bands during his younger days while writing songs as a hobby. The publishing of his musical compositions has paved the way for a number of collaborative works with artists in the music industry. Although he already refrains from writing songs professionally, He still continues to compose songs not for other artists but for his art exhibitions. His compositions were more often heard in his exhibitions as a musical score to complement his visual works.
ART EXHIBITIONS
ART EXHIBITIONS
TESTING THE WATERS
TESTING THE WATERS
6 - 21 March 2010
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6th solo art exhibition
Modern abstract impressionist paintings in mixed media suggest his continuing exploration and adjustment to his newfound environment in Australia. His extensive exploit of makeshift tools and methods allow his abstract works to prove deeply into a wide variety of topics. His unconventional style of painting embraces contemporary themes of solitude, reverie, and optimism.
ART AFFILIATIONS
