HEALTHY LIFESTYLE · NOVEMBER 2018
WILLY RAMOS
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Substantially expressionist, Willy Ramos
began his career in the abstract and gestural
key, but it wasn't long before he left behind
such approaches. As he began
working with Juan Uslé and other
fellow students to strengthen
personal style, he
became deeply rooted in
modern art. He studied
and borrowed from
Henri Matisse’s joie de
vivre, Albert Marquet,
Raoul Dufy, and Francisco
As soon as he arrived in Valencia, he began
his formal studies in painting and engraving at Bores, referring to them
the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos. as his tutelary gods. Willy
became his own great
He followed his education to Barcelona,
Spain, where he took a course at the School artist by becoming well
aware of the tradition in
of Contemporary Mural Painting, and later
which he enrolls.
moved to France then to Italy, where he
studied etching and lithography at the State
Everything Willy creates
Institute of Art of Urbino. Upon returning
has joie de vivre. Nothing
to Spain, he earned his PhD in Art at the
Polytechnic University of Valencia, where he in his work is inert,
has been a full professor in Drawing Projects nothing mannered: it is
for 30 years. While teaching intensively, he
truly Full of Life. Each
has never lost sight of his studies, dedicating painting, each drawing
countless hours to the praxes of painting,
has something that
drawing, and sculpting.
surprises us, impacts us.
The sculptures consist of
Willy Ramos has presented his works in
light and shadow, vanishing
more than two hundred individual and
bodies, irons that draw,
collective exhibitions across galleries in
the lives of enigmatic
Spain, the United States of America, Canada, women expanded through
Colombia, Italy, Germany, and Ireland, to
line-work. Willy Ramos’
name a few. His art has also been admired
work shows the soul of
at Art Fairs that include ARCO, ARTBO,
objects.
Art Toronto, Pinta London, ART Miami, Art
Madrid, Toulouse, Marbella, Milan, and Parma, Nothing is tainted by
among others. In addition to exhibitions and deception, by smugness, by
italicized floral games, or
museum collections, his works have been
sought after by public and private collectors by a pretentious catastro-
phe. He sculpts and paints
and foundations such as the Ministry of
without giving it any impor-
Economics and Public Finances, L’Oreal Art
tance, and I suspect that his
Foundation, Bancaja Foundation.
jungle childhood dominated
illy Ramos is a painter,
sculptor, printmaker,
and ceramicist. He was
born in Colombia in
1954, and at the age
of fourteen, left his native village of Pueblo
Bello for Valencia, Spain, where he currently
resides. As distinct as they may be, the
trace of the mountains, the rivers, the blue
stones, and the colorful and wild jungle evoke
memories of his homeland.
him and flowed with no external erosion. The
proportion of technique and talent dovetail to
perfection.
During the first week of Decem-
ber, you are personally invited to
witness one of the most intimate
aspects of an artist: how he
paints, how he creates beauty,
how a blank canvas becomes a
piece of art. This is an event only
a select few around him have
had the honor to contemplate,
but now it is your turn. You can
watch as he paints, as he creates,
as he lets his ideas flow. During the
week, you will be able to communi-
cate with him, vocalize your doubts.
This sort of opportunity is not often
possible. And, as such, you absolutely
cannot miss it! Let the creativity enter
your soul.
Willy Ramos opens the door to a
world smelling of fresh grass, of fer-
tile moist soil, a world of impossible
colors. He takes us by the hand and
invites us to take a stroll through it,
this world filled with passion. During
this week we will be able to walk next
to him as it's constructed. Join us and
see the world through his eyes of color
at Carillon Miami Wellness Resort.
“WILLY RAMOS
HANDLES COLOR
AS HE PLEASES, HIS
BRUSH STROKES
SET OUT TO
ILLUMINATE US.”
RAMÓN PALOMAR.
By Carmen Ramos
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