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DANIEL MARCELLI
Daniel painted his first mural in 1998, a native of Chiloé has shaped his resistance to the aquaculture industry in walls that he has shown in his work. He participates actively in the Paulista scene of Graffiti, while in the national scene he moves between Valparaiso, Chiloe and Santiago.
El Chilote, works magical characters, forests, houses, fish, tiles, iconography and the imaginary of the Big Island, because it is its cultural heritage. The mural and painting in general are a tool that allows you to express the pains and problems that have to be borne by the islanders, revealing a criticism towards the domination experienced by the people of Chiloé, the migration from the countryside to the city and the loss Of their culture looking for survival.
The murals that Daniel Marceli paints in Valparaiso, Santiago and Chiloé seek to be a reflection of what it is like to live in the Chiloé Archipelago and, in turn, how life is changing in this part of southern Chile due to economic, social and cultural rights.
Utilizing vibrant colors, this artist portrays typical and unmistakable elements of the island where he was born, from wooden houses to mythological characters who cling to the trees and animals that inhabit the area.
This last link is an axis that guides their designs and which aim mainly to denounce and criticize how the natural resources in the archipelago are being exploited, especially those caused by the aquaculture industry.
In fact, in one of his most recent murals, “The Return of the Sea,” which he did on a wall 600 meters long on Paseo 21 de Mayo, in Valparaíso, it is possible to interpret that those who must return to their place of Origin is the fish and that it is the sea that must be left in peace.
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