Ramírez Villamizar

In the early stages of his creative process, Ramírez Villamizar would explore through geometric paintings, the relationship between color and perspective.

Enrique Grau, Wiedemann, Alejandro Obregón, Armando Villegas, Fernando Botero, and Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar formed part of an artistic group that spearheaded the new generation of modern art.

With their sculptures, collages, mixed media, and paintings, they introduced new modern trends and paved the way for the newer generations in Colombia.

The monochromatic, high-relief wooden sculptures allowed Ramírez Villamizar to explore new concepts and forms of expression.

The intricate Baroque altars of his hometown Pamplona (Santander), traditional goldwork, pre-Columbian ceramics, and the stunning ruins of Machu Picchu were among his main points of inspiration.

The Polychrome Cathedral is one of the most important pieces of Ramírez Villamizar's mature oeuvre, where his passion for architecture, geometry, and sacred spaces reaches its peak.

This perspective of the sculpture invites the viewer to cross the arches of the cathedral, and the economy of colors and materials enhance the superb construction lines.

The aerolite is a rhomboid shaped sculpture that leans on one of its vertices, emphasizing the speed and force with which a celestial body of this type penetrates the Earth's atmosphere.

Ramírez Villamizar also has an extensive body of graphic work where he continues to perfect his geometric compositions, his black and orange color palette, and rectangular serializations.

These 16 towers made from concrete lie on top of the hill in the National Park. Initially they were thought to be the focal point of Hill Avenue, but unfortunately the layout of the avenue was changed.

Today, this beautiful sculpture overlooks the city, from the western hills to the montane savanna of Bogotá.

Medellin's Chamber of Commerce on the eastern avenue welcomes visitors with an imposing sculpture that defies perspective and creates a level of tension between the two encroaching walls.

The urban renewal of downtown Bogotá and its Tercer Milenio park includes an imposing door designed by Ramírez Villamizar.

The international trade center of Bogotá houses the 'Mirror of the Moon' sculpture, a masterful and imposing geometric construction whose lines are sinuous and vibrant.

In the convention center of Bogotá we find this spacecraft inspired sculpture that pays homage to Ramírez Villamizar's unique vision of interplanetary journeys.

The avenue to the El Dorado Airport serves as a sculptural space that welcomes visitors to Bogotá, here Ramírez Villamizar installed his winged 'Victory'.

His sculpture is inspired by 'The Winged Victory of Samothrace', and his dynamic construction plans allude to the movement wings make when they take flight.

With duct tape he would join the pieces together and play with them, correcting and adjusting any mistakes before the cutting and welding of the definitive pieces.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with Edgar Negret, Ramírez Villamizar is a pillar of the sculptures built in the second half of the 20th century.

Augusto Ardilla takes a page from Ramírez Villamizar's book, remembering the importance of geometry and exploring its potential.

Castles takes minimalism to the limits with the help of geometric synthesis, an artistic path that Ramírez Villamizar pioneered.

Beatriz Daza, with her mixture of ceramic and re-purposed materials, echo the high-relief and abstract sculptures of Ramírez Villamizar.

Jamie Finkelstein, with cardboard and wood, creates dynamic sculptures that can be packaged and adapted to diverse spaces.

Manuel Hernández, with his highly charged symbolic paintings, walks in parallel with Ramírez Villamizar, creating his own language that as time progresses will become fully formed.