Mar Cerdà is an illustrator who lives in Barcelona. Her little dioramas, a combination of cut paper and watercolor painting, show her wonderful imagination and open a door to the world of fantasies.
To see more of her works, you can visit Mar Cerdà’s website and find her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
The artist’s works are exhibited all over the world.
Above: Animal Circus. Personal project, 2010. Cut paper and watercolor, the work was made inside a matchbox.
Above: Animal Circus. Personal project, 2010. Cut paper and watercolor, the work was made inside a matchbox.
She works for a number of publishing houses where she illustrates books for kids.
Above: Little Red Riding Hood. Personal project, 2011. Cut papers and acrylic.
Above: Little Red Riding Hood. Personal project, 2011. Cut papers and acrylic.
Mar Cerdà attaches a great importance to space while creating her masterpieces.
Above: Greenhouse. Personal Project, 2015. Cut paper and watercolor.
Above: Greenhouse. Personal Project, 2015. Cut paper and watercolor.
She said it was hard for her to think in a two-dimension mode.
Above: Illustrations for Barcelona’s agenda for 2016, publishing house Mediterrània, 2015.
Above: Illustrations for Barcelona’s agenda for 2016, publishing house Mediterrània, 2015.
Among the factors which have influenced her oeuvre Mar names her training in cinematography.
Above: Art inside a Portuguese tuna can, inspired in Lisbon and Porto’s streets. Cut paper and watercolor.
Above: Art inside a Portuguese tuna can, inspired in Lisbon and Porto’s streets. Cut paper and watercolor.
She uses cut paper and watercolor as the main tools for her work.
Above: Illustrations for the book “La ciutat modernista” about modernism in Barcelona. Publishing house Comanegra, 2015.
Above: Illustrations for the book “La ciutat modernista” about modernism in Barcelona. Publishing house Comanegra, 2015.
The artist drew a parallel between the creation of dioramas and meditation.
Above: Garden Party. Piece for the group exhibition “3rd Anniversary” at Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 2014.
Above: Garden Party. Piece for the group exhibition “3rd Anniversary” at Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 2014.
Artistry completely swallows Mar. While working, she may even forget to eat.
Above: Piece inspired in Menorca island, Spain. Personal project, 2013.
Above: Piece inspired in Menorca island, Spain. Personal project, 2013.
She has recreated scenes from Wes Anderson’s films “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Darjeeling Limited”.
Above: Brancusi’s house. Piece for a group exhibition at Gorjfest Art Festival 2013, Targu Jiu, Romania.
Above: Brancusi’s house. Piece for a group exhibition at Gorjfest Art Festival 2013, Targu Jiu, Romania.
Above: Margot and Etheline Tenenbaums from Wes Anderson’s film “The Royal Tenenbaums”.
Above: Grand Hotel Budapest. Piece for the group exhibition “Bad Dads VI” (A Tribute to Wes Anderson’s films) at Joseph Gross Gallery, NYC (curated by Spoke Art Gallery, SF), 2015.
The recreation of a train carriage from “The Darjeeling Limited” (20x30 cm in size) took her three weeks.
Above: "Darjeeling Limited". Piece for the group exhibition “Bad Dads V” (a tribute to Wes Anderson’s films) at Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2014.
Above: "Darjeeling Limited". Piece for the group exhibition “Bad Dads V” (a tribute to Wes Anderson’s films) at Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2014.
Above: The Observatory. Piece for the group exhibition “Wanderlust” at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2015.
Above: Garden Party. Piece for the group exhibition “3rd Anniversary” at Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 2014.
