Enigma, 2019
Ramiro Baptista  

Painting : acrylic · 60 x 60 cm 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€790 790 €

One of the last works available by this artist

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Shipped from: Bolivia

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A dense exploration of space and structure. This acrylic painting captures the chaotic energy of a city through a sophisticated abstract lens. The composition pulses with a rhythmic tension. Golden ochres and deep sepias dominate the palette. These earthy tones create a timeless atmosphere. Red accents pierce through the haze. They act as visual anchors amidst a sea of textured layers. 
The artist employs a spontaneous technique. Each brushstroke feels deliberate yet fluid. Lines intersect and overlap. They suggest the skeletal frame of architecture and the flow of urban life. The surface is rich and tactile. It evokes the weathered walls of a bustling metropolis. This artwork balances deconstruction with a solemn harmony. It transforms a physical location into an emotional experience. The gaze is drawn into a central vortex of activity. Here, form dissolves into light and shadow. The result is a poetic interpretation of the human environment. It reflects a deep connection to local surroundings. The piece concludes with a subtle interplay of geometric suggestions and organic smears.

Still Life

Semi-abstract

Beige

Ramiro Baptista, Enigma
Bolivia  • 1971

Presentation

Form and color, delivered with discrete but solemn traces, are some of the landmarks of Ramiro Baptista's work. His themes stream from the human condition and the local landscape. He has perfected a clean and spontaneous approach, both technically and conceptually. The use of ochres and sepias is recurrent in many of his pieces, as well as a deconstruction of the human figure often accompanied by balanced brushstrokes full of color. 

He remarks about his work: “My work can be framed within costumbrismo, images of villages and their people, of a syncretic nature that one lives. This is the perfect excuse to create a diversity of paintings using acrylics as a media and technique to portray all this enigmatic world that is rendered to me in every corner I visit."

Baptista has participated of more than 40 collective shows and organized multiple individual exhibitions in galleries and halls across Bolivia. He received the first place four times at national painting competitions; a first place in drawing at a national competition, and multiple honorable mentions for his drawings and paintings. In 2015 he received a recognition awarded by Cochabamba's Legislature for his outstanding artistic trajectory. 

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