Bernarducci Meisel Gallery hosts legendary artist Mel Ramos exhibitMay 5, 2016 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, in conjunction with Louis K. Meisel Gallery, announces The Lost Paintings of 1962: A Look Back at POP!, an exhibition of new works from legendary pop artist Mel Ramos, Art Daily reports. Considered one of the most captivating and provocative painters of the American Pop Art movement, Ramos is celebrated for his playful yet seductive female nudes intertwined with elements of commercial pop culture. The Lost Paintings of 1962: A Look Back at POP! explores Ramos’ early affinity for comic book heroes and heroines as his subjects. This body of work was inspired by one of Ramos’ forgotten sketches made decades ago. On a trip to Germany, Louis Meisel discovered Ramos’ drawing of the superheroine Black Cat. When he returned to the U.S., Meisel asked Ramos to execute the image as a painting. This was all the inspiration needed for Ramos to revive his series of superheroes and superheroines from the early 1960s and the exhibition The Lost Paintings of 1962: A Look Back at POP! was born. From Captain America to Blonde Phantom, the series depicts an assemblage of characters from Ramos’ personal comic book collection. Featuring 12 colorful paintings, the playful imagery originates primarily from the 1940s—the “golden age” of comic books. One of the first artists to focus on the superheroine as a subject, Ramos has painted six females and six males for this exhibition, and his characters vary from the recognizable to the obscure. Originally from Sacramento, California, Mel Ramos received his B.A. and M.A. from Sacramento State College in 1958. His works are held in many prestigious collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (NYC), National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (CA), and the Whitney Museum of American Art (NYC). Photo: Mel Ramos, Black Cat Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |