A concise overview of the Pop maestro's works on paper across a half-century.
From 1963 onwards, Mel Ramos (1935-2018), one of the first Pop Art artists, developed his focus on provocative and seductive imagery. Echoing the aesthetic of magazines and advertisements, he positioned female bodies atop consumer goods in various erotic at times almost vulgar poses. By referencing and showcasing them in this way, Ramos exposed the marketing strategies employed in the advertising industry. This new catalogue presents around 70 works on paper dating from every phase and series of his oeuvre and conveys the artist's graphic conquest of the picture surface, as well as his meticulous composition. The preliminary sketches are shown alongside the final large-scale oil paintings with their typical Pop Art colour palette.
Text in English and German.
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Presents around 70 works on paper dating from every phase and series of Mel Ramos' oeuvre .
Each sketch is shown alongside the final large-scale oil painting
119 colour illustrations
Text by:
Belinda Grace Gardner, Belinda Grace Gardner Edited by:
Thomas Levy Imprint: Kerber Verlag Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 265mm,
Width: 225mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 706g ISBN:9783735608857 ISBN 10: 373560885X Pages: 104 Publication Date:01 October 2023 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
