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Galleri Scandinavia Stockholm Lützengatan 12A 115 20 Stockholm 0708-654091 michael@galleriscandinavia.se www.galleriscandinavia.se copyright Galleri Scandinavia AB - 2016
LEG PROJECT
Alberto Ramirez is a spanish painter who specialises in large scale portraits of famous people… The LEG project began in Barcelona in 2005 as a result of a collaboration between Spanish artists Alberto Ramírez and David Partida. The friendship between David and Alberto goes way back to their childhood. They both spent the first years of their lives in Salou – a tourist spot that watched them grow up. They got to know each other when they were as young as nine years old, and soon became fast friends. As the years passed their friendship became stronger. In the summer of 1991, both aged 16, they return to their respective places of birth. David to Vitoria and Alberto to Madrid. Consequently, their friendship was put on hold for about 15 years. In the meantime Alberto returned to Madrid to continue his studies. There he became familiure with modern techniques in the world of animation and Graphic Design. He took a degree in Public Relations at a University of Madrid. In 1999 he went to live in Majorca, where he spent the following four years. During this time he came across the local artist Juan Vich in the heart of the capital Palma.
Alberto acquired new skills in the art of landscape and in “everyday” life paintings. Influenced by impressionism, he painted a large quantity of urban and naturalistic paintings as he frequently visited the surrounding villages and countryside of the island. In December 2003 drawn by the new avanguard art, Alberto made his way to Barcelona, where he worked in different studios and exhibited his paintings with great success. In April of 2005 David moved to Barcelona and the friendship between these two friends was revived. In this great city, David and Alberto, having previonsly launched their own independent art careers, decided to merge their respective talents and founded LEG. In July of the same year their first joint work was created; a nine metre long canvas. The painting, known as “Las Caras” (The Faces), symbolizes the starting point of something new and unique.
During those first years, they worked on a large scale, the result of a frenetic painting activity which converted their canvases into a pulsating moving-picture show, burstingwith energy, of Barcelona’s night life. Especially of note are the portraits of iconic 20th century personalities. These paintings brought them acclaim, both from the critics and the general public, and their fame began to spread internationally. During those early years, they exhibited mostly in Northern Europe and in particular Scandinavia, where their unique way of flooding a canvas with colour and light is in high demand. In April 2009, the duo decided to go their separate ways, in order for each artist to futher develop his own take on the project.
EXHIBITIONS
2016 - Galleri Scandinavia. Stockholm. SWEDEN 2016 - Galleri Scandinavia. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2016 – Galería La Musa. Panama City. PANAMA 2015 - Under Constrution HAG. Eindhoven. HOLLAND 2015 - Artistry & Co Gallery. Panama City. PANAMA 2014 - Alliance Françoise. Panama City. PANAMA 2014 - Pop International Galleries. New York. USA 2013 - Weil Art Gallery. Panama City. PANAMA 2013 - Galleri Scandinavia. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2012 - De Kounstbeur Westeiderplassen. Aalsmeer. HOLLAND 2012 - Galerie Sous-Terre. Lithoijen. HOLLAND 2012 - Vasa Konsthall. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2011 - De Kounstbeur Van Het Oosten. Nijverdal. HOLLAND 2011 - Gallerie Beseda. Ostrava. CHECH REPUBLIC 2011 - Galleri Scandinavia. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2010 - Gallery Copenhagen. Copenhagen. DENMARK 2010 - Black Pop Art Gallery. Copenhagen. DENMARK 2010 - Galleri Scandinavia. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2009 - Vasa Konsthall. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2008 - Sala Fundacion Caja Vital Kutxa. Vitoria. SPAIN 2008 - Galleri Scandinavia. Goteborg. SWEDEN 2008 - Gallery (st)ART.Antwerpen. BELGIUM 2007 - "Kunst og Handverk messen". Lillestrom. NORWAY 2007 - a r t n o r d i c kunstformidling. Halden. NORWAY 2007 - "Affordable Art fair" Westergasfabriek. Amsterdam. HOLLAND 2007 - Fredrikstens Fastning . Halden. NORWAY 2007 - Hotel Termes Montbrio. Montbrio del Camp. Tarragona. SPAIN 2007 - Galleri Miva. Malmo. SWEDEN 2007 - Centro Cultural Tomas y Valiente. Madrid. SPAIN 2006 - Iconoplastica. Galeria PC 177. Barcelona. SPAIN 2006 - Cosmonautas. Galeria PC 177. Barcelona. SPAIN 2005 - Centro Cultural Tomas y Valiente. Madrid. SPAIN
FACES
FREDDIE MERCURY Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
JIMI HENDRIX Mixed Technics on Canvas 200x130
ABBA Mixed Technics on Canvas 180x160
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Mixed Technics on Canvas 200x130
SINEAD O´CONNOR Mixed Technics on Canvas 160x100
MADONNA Mixed Technics on Canvas 130x100
JIM MORRISON Mixed Technics on Canvas 160x100
MICK JAGGER Mixed Technics on Canvas 160x100
NINA SIMONE Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
LOU REED Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
PRINCE Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
PAUL SIMON Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
BEATLES Mixed Technics on Canvas 180x160
BOB DYLAN Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
ROXETTE Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x140
BONO Mixed Technics on Canvas 160x100
JAMES BROWN Mixed Technics on Canvas 160x100
JOE STRUMMER Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
BOB MARLEY Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x140
DAVID BOWIE Mixed Technics on Canvas 200x130
ELVIS Mixed Technics on Canvas 200x130
FRANK SINATRA Mixed Technics on Canvas 180x160
HAKAN HELLSTROM Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x110
PETTER Mixed Technics on Canvas 150x140
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