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Ramon
Parmenter was born September 14, 1954 in Eugene, Oregon. He received his
formal training at both Walla Walla College, and the Southern Oregon
College of Art.
From a very young age Ramon
showed an avid interest in drawing and demonstrated an uncanny ability to
represent the living form in great creative detail. An art critic once
stated, "Ramon Parmenter shows a classic genius for drawing and
sculpting the living form. Two works possessing the muscular sensuousness
of a Michelangelo combined with the elegant flowing forms of Cellini and
touched by the classic grace of Canova, this young artist has added his
own fearless obsession for risk-taking by showing his figures, not
standing on terra firma, but caught in the act of movement, suspended in
dramatic special conflict."
Ramon believes that God has
entrusted him with a talent that he must exercise in order to fulfill his
purpose in life... "From the time I was old enough to put pencil
to paper, the beauty of the living form, which God has made, has
fascinated me. How familiar it is, how common; yet in the interplay of
muscle, limbs, and torso I find endless drama. The essence of my role as
an artist is to capture that drama at its most poignant moment."
Ramon is accomplished in
many avenues of artistic expression: music, dance, drama, athletics,
painting, sculpting, writing, and poetry. His ability to interlace and
harmonize a mastery of many art disciplines enables him to create themes
of beauty which bridge the gap of international culture and touch the
hearts and minds of everyone. |