Melvin J. Ramos (b. 1935, Sacramento, California; d. 2018, Oakland, California) spent six decades experimenting with Pop imagery and the female form. Internationally acclaimed for his ironic depictions of female nudes that are incongruously coupled with branded objects, Ramos’ work has been exhibited throughout the United States as well as internationally. Evolving from his early Pop portraits of comic book heroines in the 1960s, Ramos’ later series humorously explored the idealization and depiction of the female form in art, fashion and advertising. Ramos’ paintings are in numerous permanent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art; and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, amongst others.
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Exhibitions
— Mel Ramos
Currently On View
50 Years of Hyperrealist Sculpture
22 November , 2019— 8 January, 2023
Previous Exhibitions
The Great American Nude
5 September — 7 October, 2023
Art Miami 2022
Booth AM408
29 November — 4 December, 2022
The Armory Show - Booth S9
Mel Ramos: Superheroes 1962-65
9 September — 11 September, 2022
Art Miami 2019
Featuring Mel Ramos Paintings - Booth #AM412
3 December — 8 December, 2019
Art Miami 2018
4 December — 9 December, 2018
Mel Ramos
Female Heroes of 1963
11 October — 10 November, 2018
Recent Press
— Mel Ramos
The Image Is Erotic. But Is It Art?
Mel Ramos
The New York Times, 20/01/2009