Laerte Ramos

Laerte Ramos (São Paulo, SP, 1978) stands out in the Brazilian contemporary art scene especially for his work in ceramics and engraving. He also works with various languages such as video, installation, performance and urban action. With a degree in fine arts from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (2001), his researches have as main axis the reproductive means of image, the series in different supports and the relationship with the cities in which they are produced or exhibited. His works exceed the character of mere unitary pieces and cross different languages to modify the understanding of these and the space in which they are set. Since the second half of the 1990s, Laerte Ramos has participated in important collective exhibitions and in the last 20 years he has held several individual exhibitions, in Brazil and abroad. He has participated in several artistic residency programs (France, Switzerland, Holland, Portugal and China) and has been awarded several prizes, among which can be highlighted the Lelocleprints Award (2004), the Marcantônio Vilaça Award - Pro Culture / MinC (2012 and 2013 editions), and the Artists Abroad Exhibitions Award - São Paulo Biennial Foundation / Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Arts (2011). He recently represented Brazil at Expo Milano 2015 with a large ceramic installation that occupied the Octagon of the Pinacoteca de São Paulo the previous year. He lives and works in São Paulo.

Por: Galeria Gravura Brasileira