Oil on canvas, 12" x 9". HERNAN MIRANDA (1960Ü), was born in Concepcion , Paraguay. Although he never studied art at any of fine arts academies, as an adolescent he attended several drawing work shops. He has developed this tecnic during his first art experiences and this has deeply influenced his managing of the "Clarooscuro" and the tone value scale of thoose paintings. In the year 1987 he entered into te world of painting as an artist, organizing his first art show earning an award in drawing at a contest held by The "Magister Gallery" in Asuncion . Since then he has developed his paintings in a very prolific way , participating at many arts shows in Asuncion an abroad. Obsessed by the light of the "Tenebristas" painters, Miranda has studies the works of Rembrantd, Caravaggio, Vermeer and the Compositions of Sanchez Cotan, Giorgio Morandi and specially Antonio Lopez which has motivated him to seek beyond the academic virtuosity with a pragmatic painting , exploring deeper into the illusionist aspect of images , with a simple composition, Miranda not only seeks "Visual Effect" but also "Visual Affection" with elements through which the viewer finds easy communication and at the same time stimulates his visual perception. Upon studing the form and colors of the composition ,the artist considers "light" as being the protagonist of the paintings. At present Miranda is developing the "Bi Realism series", which consist of integrating the support (Wood panel, canvas, paper, pasteboard, etc,) into the painting, conserving the visual sthetics while bringing together the real and the " Virtual" reality. SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP EXHIBITIONS Hotel Olimpia (Seul _ South Korea); Yongdusan Gallery (Busan _South Korea); Centro Cultural Jeonju ( Jeonju _ South Korea); Hotel Seowipo (Seowipo _ South Korea); Monserrat Gallery (NY _ USA); SeJong Center (Seoñl _ South Korea); Caesarea Gallery (Boca Raton _ USA); Bellarte Gallery (Seoul _South Korea); Suyu Gallery (North Miami-USA); Zahara Gallery (Coral Gables-USA);Exor Galleries (Boca Raton-USA); Latin American Cultural Festival (Busan-South Korea);Chungnam Art Fair (South Korea);The Dongduk Artgallery (Seoul-South Korea); Korea Foundation Art Center (Seoul _Soth Korea); Seoul Art Center (Seoul- South Korea) ; Art Expo NY 09 (NY-USA);Bellarte-Gallery(Seoul-South..Korea); Shang Du Museum (Zhngzhou _ China) ; Shanghai Art fair 2011 (Shanghai-China) ; ArteAmericas 2012 ( Miami _ USA) ; Shanghai 2012 (Shanghai _ China ) ; KIAF 2012 ( Seoul _South Korea); Beijing Art Museum of Imperial City (Beijing _China ); IAAF 2012 (Seoul _South korea) ; Ara Art Center (Seoul _South Korea); Paraguay mba e 2013 (Miami _USA ); 1998 .- Realization and installation of the painting _La Santisima Trinidadî to "Queen of Apostles Catholic Church" , Alexandria ,VA -USA PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS 1989 Nuevospacio Gallery(Asuncion -Paraguay) 1990 F_brica Gallery(Asuncion -Paraguay) 1991 Viejo GalpÜn Gallery (Asuncion -Paraguay) 1992 F_brica Gallery; Artesanos Gallery (Paraguay) 1993 F_brica Gallery (Asuncion-Paraguay) OEA (Washington DC _ USA) 1994 F_brica Gallery (Asuncion -Paraguay) 1995 EOFULA (Washington DC _ USA); Scappini _ La Marca Gallery (Paraguay) 1996 Van Goethem Fine Art (Washington DC _ USA) 1997, Pequena Galeria (Asuncion -Paraguay) 1998 Pequena Galera (Asuncion -Paraguay), Pequena Galera (Giclees) 1999 Pequena Galera (Asuncion -Paraguay) Galere Salucci (Paris _ France) 2000 Citibank Cultural Center (Asuncion-Paraguay) 2001 Gana Art Center (Seoñl _ South Korea) 2002 FundatiÜn Raices (San Lorenzo-Paraguay) 2003 Citibank Cultural Center, (Asuncion -Paraguay); Hern_n Miranda Gallery (Asuncion -Paraguay) 2004 Jadite Gallery (NY _ USA) US Century Bank. (Coral Gables-USA) 2005 OEA (Washington DC _ USA) Jadite Gallery (New York-USA) 2006 Galera Bellarte (Seoñl _ South Korea); Seoñl Arts Center (Seoñl _ South Korea) 2007 Paraguay Embassy (Paris _ Francia); Museum of P_rouges (Ain - France). CCPA (Asuncion -Paraguay) Galerie au Theatre d' Hesdin - (Hesdin - France) 2008 Regions Bank (Coral Gables-USA) Bellarte Gallery (Seoul _South Korea) Zahara Gallery (Coral Gables-USA ) OAS (Washington DC _USA) Exor Galleries (Boca Raton _USA) 2009- Instituto Italo Latino Americano (Rome _Italy); Bellarte Gallery (Seoul _Soth Korea) 2010-.Rocca Paulina (Peruggia-Italia); Art.Co- Gallery (Bogota-Colombia); Camara de Comercio (Bogota _Colombia) 2011.-Espacio _Pilarî _( Asuncion _ Paraguay; Hernan Miranda Fine Art (Miami _ USA); Critina Chacon Gallery ( Coconut Grove _ USA) 2012.-Hernan Miranda Fine Art (Miami-USA 2013 .-Instituto Cervantes (Tokyo _Japan )