Ramon Surinyac
More about the artist
Ramon’s work is based on an interplay with the viewer in which we see a dual interpretation of nature.
The difference between painting and photography is that painting can lend the work a certain subjectivity that photography lacks. Ramon plays on this, creating a tug-of-war between figuration and abstraction.
As a viewer, when looking at the work from a distance, it appears to be a photograph – an objective reflection of reality – but, as we draw nearer, we see how these forms, which we usually perceive as fixed elements of the landscape, begin to disintegrate in Ramon’s work.
This is an effect that photography cannot achieve, as it captures the image exactly as it is, whereas painting allows the work to be viewed in a different light, one that can also vary depending on the observer.
The aim, then, is to create a work in motion that evokes a sense of instability and a subjective perception of nature, which the artist uses as a foundation.