ramsueno

About the Artist

Ram Brisueno is a Baltimore based, self taught artist with a degree in English from UMBC. Ram considers himself a collagist focusing on form, color, and stories within his paintings using mixed media in an intuitive collage style referencing textures, color, meaning and intent which brings layers, upon layers within revealing unique and hidden narratives. An almost surreal perspective between material and transformations that play in stories and dreams. Ram has lived in New York, Germany, washington, DC and Baltimore and has shown his work in museums, galleries, venues, and private collections. 

Artist's Statement

My work uses a variety of mediums, materials, and objects to create narratives that relate to personal identity and social perceptions with an emphasis on highlighting textures, color and form and bringing the work together with attention to both surface and concealed images and meanings revealed through intuitive response allowing a compositional unity that creates themes of mythmaking and personal identity. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, an artist I greatly admire, put it simply "Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed: I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated. I was happy. I was sad. I was in love. I was afraid. I was hopeful. I had an idea and I had a good purpose and that's why I made works of art."