ARTIST BIO
Born in 1935 in Sacramento California as Melvin John Ramos
As a pupil of Wayne Thiebaud, Mel Ramos was close to the Bay Area Figurative School, which began in the 1950s to dissociate itself from Abstract Expressionism, which was then prevalent in the United States. In 1961, Mel Ramos began comic characters such. B. Batman, Superman or The Specter to paint
From 1966 to 1997, Ramos taught as a professor of painting at California State University in Hayward
Mel Ramos Vita
Mel Ramos is still considered one of the most important Pop Art artists worldwide. The hallmark of the California-based artist is his depiction of pin-up girls, which he skillfully portrays with cigars, cars, animals, and iconic products. The women in Ramos' works often feature the facial features of stars such as Uma Thurman, Scarlett Johansson, or Marilyn Monroe, and are frequently presented in a heroic manner. Mel Ramos' works are part of numerous exhibitions and prestigious collections.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
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2023: The Suspense is Terrible, I Hope It Will Last, Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich
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2011: Mel Ramos: Retrospective, Albertina, Vienna, Austria
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2010: Mel Ramos: Retrospective (European tour), Kunsthalle Tübingen, Museum Villa Stuck (Munich), World Heritage Völklinger Hütte
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2007: Mel Ramos: Paintings and Sculptures, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami
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2004: Mel Ramos Retrospective, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
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1999: Mel Ramos: A Survey of Paintings and Drawings, Modernism Gallery, San Francisco
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1977: Mel Ramos: 15-Year Retrospective, Oakland Museum, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
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2023: More Art Please! Collecting from Matisse to Baselitz, Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Düsseldorf
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2022: American Masters, Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich
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2014: Pop to Popism, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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1998: Pop Art and Beyond, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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1967: New Dimensions in Pop Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
