» Nuno Ramos

Nuno Ramos Brazil, 1960

Translated from Portuguese

I think that there is no art without something that doesn’t fit neither in life nor in time. You look at an ancient work and it seems as if it was done yesterday. The blue color in chapel Scrovegni, by Giotto (14th century), is as current as the blue color used by Yves Klein (1928-62). At the end, all art is contemporary.

Traducido del portugués

Pienso que no hay arte sin aquello que no tiene cabida ni en la vida ni en el tiempo. Al mirar un trabajo de la antigüedad, éste pareciera que fue hecho ayer. El color azul de la capilla Scrovegni, de Giotto (siglo XIV), es tan reciente como el azul de Yves Klein (1928-62). Al final, todo el arte es contemporáneo.

Acho que não há arte sem alguma coisa que não caiba na vida nem no tempo. Você olha uma coisa antiga e parece que ela foi feita ontem. O azul da capela Scrovegni, de Giotto [do século 14], é tão recente quanto o azul de Yves Klein [1928-62]. No fundo, toda arte é contemporânea.

Selected Biographical Information

Education / Training

1982: USP (University of São Paulo), philosophy.

Prizes / Fellowships

2009: Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature, São Paulo, Brazil.
2009: Bravo Award! – Best exhibition of the year, São Paulo, Brazil.
2007: Grand Prize Award – Barnett Newman Foundation, New York, USA.
2006: Bravo Award! – Arts / Best Solo Exhibition, São Paulo, Brazil.

Solo Exhibitions

2013: “Lime 87”, University Center Maria Antonia, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2013: “Nuno Ramos, Angel and Doll”, Fortes Vilaca Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.
2012: “3 Muds (They seemed eternal!)”, Celma Albuquerque Gallery, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
2012: “The globe of death of all”, with Eduardo Climachauska, Anita Schwartz Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2010: “Strange Fruit”, Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2009: “Dead Sea”, Anita Schwartz Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2004: “Nuno Ramos and Frank Stella”, Nave 5 Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.

Group Exhibitions

2013: “Moving”, Norman Foster on Art, Carré d’Art Museum, Nîmes, France.
2013: “30x Biennial”, Biennial of São Paulo Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil.
2012: “Subverted”, Ivory Press, Madrid, Spain.
2011: “Europalia”, FODASEFOICE, performance at Atelier Sidnei Tendler, Brussels.
2010: “XXIX International Biennial of São Paulo“, São Paulo, Brazil.

Publications

2011: Junco, Iluminuras Publishing House, São Paulo, Brazil.
2010: O Mau Vidraceiro, Globo Publishing House, São Paulo, Brazil.
2010: Nuno Ramos, Cobogó Publishing House, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2009: O, Iluminuras Publishing House, São Paulo, Brazil.
2008: Ensaio geral, Globo Publishing House, São Paulo, Brazil.
2004: Morte das Casas, House of Image and Bank of Brazil Cultural Center, Curitiba e São Paulo, Brazil.
2002: Noites Brancas, House of Image Publishing House, Curitiba, Brazil.
2001: O Pão do Corvo, 34 Publishing House, São Paulo, Brazil.
1997: Nuno Ramos, Ática Publishing House, São Paulo, Brazil.

Links

: Nuno Ramos, “Untitled”, 2006, Brass, copper, aluminum, plush, plastics, fabrics, mirror, acrylic, oil paint and stainless steel pipes, 157,5 x 315 x 70,9 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Untitled”, 1989, Vaseline, paraffin, linseed oil, turpentine, pigment, fabrics, nylon screen, felt, blankets, rubber, gold leaf and metals on wood, 133,9 x 110,2 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Untitled”, 2005, Plush, aluminum, mirror, acrylic, Vaseline and oil paint, 90,5 x 43,3 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Untitled”, 2009, Series: Plato, Gold leaf, silver leaf, graphite, charcoal and oil paint on paper, 6.3 x 11.4 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Untitled”, 2009, Series: Plato with Sun, Gold leaf, silver leaf, graphite, charcoal and plastics on paper, 11.4 x 16.5 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Schreber 18”, 2012, Series: Schreber, Silver leaf, graphite, charcoal and oil paint on paper, 84.65 x 59.84 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Angel and Doll 13”, 2013, Series: Angel and Doll, Gouache and charcoal on paper, 59.84 x 84.65 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “White Flag”, 2010, Three sculptures and three posts, all made of granite and pressed burnt sand, three vultures and three glass loudspeakers. Protection mesh, Variable dimensions, Site-specific project. Location: XXIX International Biennial of São Paulo. Image courtesy of the artist and Fortes Vilaça Gallery

: Nuno Ramos, “Black Cry”, 2004, Marble, tar, electrical resistance, 63 x 43.3 x 96.9 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “What are hours?”, 2003, Compressed burnt sand, burnt oil and clocks, 70.9 x 157.5 x 157.5 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Black Manorá”, 1999, Polished marble, vaseline and ashes, 67 x 61 x 11.8 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Drop”, 1998, Marble, blown glass and vaseline. / Marble, blown glass and liquid vaseline, 39,4 x 106,3 x 39,4 in / 39,4 x 118,1 x 39,4 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Untitled”, 1998, Marble and, vaseline, 82.7 x 74.8 x 55.1 in. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Fungus”, 1998, Ceramics, Variable dimensions. Image courtesy of the artist

: Nuno Ramos, “Go, go”, 2006, Donkeys, hay, salt, water, steel barrels, loudspeakers, plywood, sawdust and splinter, Variable dimensions. Image courtesy of the artist