EXHIBITION

RAMOS

HEAVY ON THE LAND

September 25th & October 2nd 2021
6–10pm

Venue
CAL AMERICAN

1137 Westwood Ave Westwood CA 90024

As a product of the diverse Southern California landscape, Ramos has been surrounded by the sights, sounds and creativity of multiple cultures that have shaped and inspired his personal and professional ventures.  From East Los Angeles to Venice beach, from Big Bear to the desolate terrain of the Salton Sea desert, Ramos is a product of his surroundings, and his continued inspirations find themselves in the corners of any culture, neighborhood, material or origin. 

In lieu of formalized art training in traditional mediums, Ramos has instead harnessed the decades of sculpting, finishing, painting and creativity that were acquired in the classic automobile restoration trade.

From operating his own restoration business in Los Angeles, he has taken the everyday tools of his trade and transformed them into the extensions of his creative imagination. Metal, automotive grade paint, hues and colors stemming from motorama and shapes and techniques that can all be traced back to Ramos’ decades of restoration and craftsmanship manifest in the unique art pieces he produces. 

Ramos includes gloss finishes, matte finishes, bright colors, metallic colors and straight edged as well as free flowing shapes of all kinds into his contemporary art pieces, usually coming to life on one of his hallmark aircraft grade aluminum “canvases”.