NESTLED IN SHADOWS :: Gabriel Ramos
TEMPUS VOLTA
OCTOBER 13 - NOVEMBER 10, 2022
MEMBERS COCKTAIL HOUR :: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 @ 6-7PM (BECOME A MEMBER)
SOFT OPENING :: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 @ 7-9PM
YBOR ARTS WALK RECEPTION :: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 7-9PM
CLOSING RECEPTION :: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 @ 7-9PM
1624 E. 7TH AVE., YBOR CITY
Gallery hours :: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-2pm, and by appointment - text 813-340-9056
Tempus Projects presents a solo exhibition by Gabriel Ramos at Tempus Volta in Ybor City. Gabriel Ramos was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and currently lives and works in Tampa Bay. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of South Florida in 2011 and his Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University in 2018. Some of his recent noted achievements include being a recipient of the 2019 Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant, the Cornell Council for the Arts Grant and a nomination for The Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture. His work has been featured in many local and international publications and has been shown nationally and internationally in locations such as the National Gallery of the Bahamas, The National Gallery of Jamaica, The Fotofest Biennial and The Gasparilla International Film Festival. Gabriel’s work references a fragmented imaginary space that is layered, anomalous, and uncanny.
Currently, his artwork is mainly drawing and installation, but also includes sculpture, painting, video, and photography. It involves the construction of abstracted compositions aligned to a fusion of tropical landscape elements, architecture, figures, and various other stylized representational components. The inspiration for these compositions is drawn from childhood memories of his home in Puerto Rico. In his work he investigates themes of cultural amnesia, identity, fear, faith, queerness, and displacement. Through his practice, he creates compositions that challenge the viewer to look closer and explore the imagery presented to them. The overlapping layers, lines, and imagery in his works create a constantly changing visual experience that depicts his struggles and resolution with his identity.
Tempus Volta is located at 1624 E. 7th Ave. in Ybor City.
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Tempus Projects is dedicated to nurturing established and emerging local, national, and international artists through exhibitions, collaborations, residencies, and events. Our non-profit organization promotes artists working in all media, and develops, organizes, and hosts exhibitions that engage the Tampa Bay community through the arts.
Our vision is to foster a vibrant and critical arts nexus that connects grassroots efforts to an international arts dialogue through innovative, equitable programming. Tempus Projects is committed to inclusion, accessibility, collaboration, innovation, and integrity.
