Ramon Surinyac
CV - Biography:
RAMON SURINYAC
(Barcelona, 1974)
Bachelor in Fine Arts, specializing in painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona (1998).
Erasmus at Saint Martin College of Art and Design in London (1998).
Doctorate courses. Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona (2001).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Galerie Ruetz. Munich, Germany.
2015
“Ramon Surinyac: pintura editada”, Can Sisteré Cultural Centre. Barcelona, Spain.
2014
Galerie Ruetz. Munich, Germany.
“Motion of Light”, 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
2013
Galerie Ruetz. Munich, Germany.
“Cluster”, 3 Punts Galleria. Barcelona, Spain.
2012
3 Punts Galerie. Berlin, Germany.
2011
3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2008
3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
2001
Galería Sussany. Vic. Barcelona, Spain.
Galeria de la Riba, Cadaqués. Girona, Spain.
2000
Chapel of the Old Hospital. Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona, Spain.
1997
Galería Introit. Vic. Barcelona, Spain.
EXPOSICIONS COL•LECTIVES • EXPOSICIONES COLECTIVAS • GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2017
"International Airport", 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Context NY” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. New York, USA.
"Art Madrid" Art Fair, with 3 Punts Galeria, Madrid, Spain
“Hardware”, 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain
2016
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain
“Context Miami” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Miami, USA.
2015
“Kunst Messe Frankfurt” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Frankfurt, Germany.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2014
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Karlsruhe” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Karlsruhe, Germany.
“Swab” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art.Fair” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
2013
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid.
“Art Karlsruhe” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Karlsruhe, Germany.
“Ready to Jump”, 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Preview Berlin” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Swab” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Art.Fair” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
2012
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain
Galería Mada Primavesi. Madrid, Spain.
“SWAB” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Barcelona, Spain.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Preview Berlin” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Art.Fair” Contemporary Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
2011
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain
“Espacio Atlántico” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Vigo, Spain.
Galería Mada Primavesi. Madrid, Spain.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany.
“Art.Fair” Contemporary Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Cologne, Germany.
2010
“St. Art 10” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Strasbourg, France.
“Berliner Liste” Art Fair", 3 Punts Galeria. Berlin, Germany
“Art Fair 21” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Köln, Germany.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair, 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2009
Galería Echebarría. Madrid, Spain.
“Art Madrid” Art Fair. 3 Punts Galeria. Madrid, Spain.
2007
"St. Art 07”, 3 Punts Galeria. Strasbourg, France.
2006
"Mars" Sala Parés. Barcelona, Spain.
"Paintings", Galeria de la Riba. Cadaqués. Girona, Spain.
2004
"Ambiguous Images” Galeria de la Riba. Cadaqués, Girona, Spain.
2003
"6 Young Artists", Sala Parés. Barcelona, Spain.
2002
"Tallers Oberts Ciutat Vella", FAD. Barcelona, Spain.
2001
"Drawings", Galeria Segovia Isaacs. Barcelona, Spain.
2000
"Thambos IV, Vic. Barcelona, Spain.
1997
"10 Young Artists." Galeria Espai Blanc. Barcelona, Spain.
AWARDS
2011
Medal of honor at the XXVI BMW painting prize.
2010
Finalist at the painting contest of the Foundation for the Arts and Artists.
Medal of honor at the XXV BMW painting prize.
2009
Selected for the Honda Painting Award. La Garriga, Spain.
Selected for the Caixa Terrassa Painting Competition. Terrassa, Spain.
Medal of honor at the XXIV BMW painting prize.
2008
Selected for the painting contest of the Foundation for the Arts and Artists.
2005
Selected for the 9th Ricard Camí Prize, Caixa de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
Finalist at the International Drawing Competition "Josep Amat”. St. Feliu de Guixols, Girona, Spain.
Selected for the Vilacasas Foundation Painting Prize. Barcelona, Spain.
2004
Selected for the Tarragona Art Museum's Art biennial. Tarragona, Spain.
Selected for the XLVI Sala Parés Young Painting Prize. Barcelona, Spain.
Finalist at the Casino of Vic’s Biennial. Barcelona, Spain.
2003
Selected for the Vilacasas Foundation Painting Prize. Barcelona, Spain.
Selected for the XLV Sala Parés Young Painting Prize. Barcelona, Spain.
2nd Prize. International Drawing Competition "Josep Amat”. St. Feliu de Guixols, Girona, Spain.
Selected for the XVIII BMW Painting Award. Madrid, Spain.
2002
Finalist Award for the XLIV Young Painting Prize Sala Parés. Barcelona, Spain.
Selection Espai FAD. Barcelona, Spain.
2001
Selected for the 7th Ricard Camí Prize, Caixa de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
2000
1st Young Artist Award Artexpo'00 Barcelona.
Selected for the Miquel Casablancas Prize for Visual Art. Barcelona, Spain.
1998
Honorable mention at the Casino of Vic’s Biennial. Barcelona, Spain.
COLLECTIONS
Fundació Vila Casas
UBS, Swiss Bank
Fundació Fran Daurel
Information
RAMON SURINYAC AND FRACTALS
According to Wikipedia, a fractal is a semi-geometric object whose basic structure, fragmented or irregular, is repeated at different scales. This is the definition of a fractal, and thinking of them that are present in each and every one of the material things we see and touch, the association of these fractals with the technical work of Ramon Surinyac and the visible result of his paintings comes to my mind. When we look from a distance at a Surinyac’s work, a beach, a snowy mountain, an undergrowth or a debris accumulation, we feel that we are contemplating a realistic, almost photographic work. We are surprised, sometimes, to be captivated by an apparently conventional and landscaping scene, we who have a more contemporary taste. As we approach the painted surface the work opens up in an almost lyrical abstraction that presents many strokes and colors that we did not suspect to be there. We approach and walk away several times and then we realize that this is a work of high quality and technical complexity. Ramon Surinyac does not intend to create a work composed of fractals, although he can not escape this fact. However, the best explanation for his work and the captivation that it produces could be exactly that, that we are observing many times the same snow, or beach, or undergrowth, or accumulation of debris at different scales and with different intensities. A snowy mountain pregnant with hundreds of small mountains. A beach with hundreds, thousands of smaller beaches that reproduce themselves infinitely. In his daily work and pictorial process, Surinyac also has a similar behavior, composed of many mornings facing the empty board. With a meticulous, intense, repeated, almost Zen process, he composes and creates places and landscapes he lives with and which have nourished his life story. Thus he is also a live recipient of all these visual experiences that he passes on to his paintings through a kind of catharsis.
Javier López Vélez