FASHION, SPORTS AND POLITICS IN RAMON VEGA`S STUDIO

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Fashion, Sports and Politics in Ramon Vega's Studio — Out There NYC | Maria Brito's Contemporary Art & Interior Design Blog
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FASHION, SPORTS AND POLITICS IN RAMON VEGA'S STUDIO
by Maria Brito in Art
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In another collaboration with the very talented
Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, we went to visit the
studio of Ramon Vega in the Navy Yard
building in Brooklyn. For me, it was the second
time there, and I always find something really
cool in Ramon's studio. Born in Puerto Rico
and raised in the States, Ramon loved sports
and images since a very young age. It is then,
not surprising, that he incorporates a lot of
sports photography in his work.
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Fascinated also with the fleeting quality of
celebrity culture (who's famous today may not
be tomorrow); fashion and politics, Ramon has
developed his very own style: making use of old
and new images found in magazines and
newspapers and in some instances, using everyday materials like dark tape, Ramon transforms
what his eyes perceive in interesting and
thought-provoking light boxes, large c-prints or
even sculptures made of ArtForum magazines
whose covers have been blanked and turned
into something else.
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A graduate from the Rhode Island School of
Design, Ramon's conceptual pieces don't forfeit
beauty and quality: he tells me many times that
he is very interested in having a final product
that is beautiful and obviously he has
accomplished that and more. I'm particularly
drawn to a large photograph that shows
multiple images of a seemingly elastic Isabeli
Fontana, whose arms and legs are interlocked
forming a perfect square. The details are
amazing and I was so obsessed with this piece
that Ramon printed a small version for my
collection -which I absolutely love.
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Ramon's work has been exhibited in multiple
shows and galleries nationally and
internationally including The Hole Gallery,
Allegra LaViola Gallery, the American
University Museum in Washington DC, the Asia
Song Society in New York; and the Pont Aven
School of Contemporary Art in France. I can see
Ramon's work in a very strong collection,
perhaps surrounded by a combination of
contemporary and mid-century furniture pieces.
But that is not for me to decide right now,
since I know that anyone who meets Ramon
will be hooked by his charm and his amazing
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