Piece description from the artist
This series stems from paintings lost in the 2014 five‑alarm fire that destroyed Franck de las Mercedes’ home and studio works created in the very space where the artist once painted, experimented, and lived. A decade later, he reopened his photographic archive, reviving each documented piece through careful digital reconstruction. The restored works retain the imprint of that vanished studio: concrete‑like textures, weathered color fields, and gestural floral movements that feel both raw and architectural. Bursts of saturated color, drips, and angular strokes echo FdlM’s signature dynamism, emerging like resilient blooms through urban grit. Each piece becomes a commemoration an archive reborn from loss, honoring the studio that burned and the creative force that endured. Visually electric and emotionally resonant, the series is well suited for corporate, hospitality, and real‑estate environments seeking art enriched by narrative depth and renewal.
Franck de las Mercedes is a New York based contemporary artist whose vibrant, emotionally charged paintings bridge memory, identity, and the pulse of urban life. Born in Masaya, Nicaragua, his work blends abstract expressionism, neo‑expressionism, and the visual language of rock carvings and Nicaraguan primitivism into a signature style of bold color, jagged linework, and hieroglyph‑like text.
His practice is rooted in storytelling, childhood recollections, family histories, and the contradictions of modern life, rendered with immediacy and raw beauty. Franck’s art has reached audiences worldwide, earning international acclaim, cultural awards, and recognition for his influential public art projects, including The Priority Boxes, a global peace initiative that became a defining part of his legacy.
Collectors are drawn to the emotional depth and striking visual energy of his work, which continues to evolve while remaining unmistakably his own.
Exclusive to TurningArt: archival prints of Franck’s pre‑2014 “lost works,” salvaged from the fire that destroyed his studio, offering a rare glimpse into an essential chapter of his artistic journey.
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