Past EXHIBITION
Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar
Nov 30, 2017—Mar 30, 2018
Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar Geometría Propia y Sagrada is an exhibition that includes multiple pieces of extraordinary beauty, as well as unique sculptures that allow us to appreciate the conjunction between formal inquiries and evocations of pre-Hispanic architectures. One of the sections brings together the white reliefs of the 60's along with valuable models created in dialogue with the abstract current in Paris and New York.Another section contains an extraordinary selection of very intimate drawings, never before exhibited in the United States, and destined for one of the most important institutional collections in Colombia. Some form a kind of visual essay around the leitmotif of the snail, mythical animal and cosmic symbol, with which this artist identified himself who was nourished from the ancestral past as well as from living contact with the natural universe to build a sacred and own geometry .
Selected Artworks
Caracol escalera
Ramirez Villamizar, Eduardo
1979
Painted metal
Entrada al Dorado
Ramirez Villamizar, Eduardo
1961
Painted wood relief
Ramirez Villamizar, Eduardo
Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar was a pioneering Colombian artist whose work in geometric abstraction and monumental sculpture left a lasting impact on Latin American modern art. His exploration of form, balance, and space was deeply influenced by architecture, pre-Columbian art, and modernist abstraction. Ramírez Villamizar studied architecture, art, and decoration at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá from 1940 to 1946. Initially, his paintings were expressionist and figurative, often addressing social and religious themes. Over time, his style became increasingly abstract, influenced by Cubism and the work of modern European artists. In 1950, he traveled to Paris, where he studied under Jean Dewasne and Edgard Pillet at the Atelier d’Art Abstrait. There, he was exposed to geometric abstraction and formed connections with artists such as Jesús Rafael Soto and Alejandro Otero.
