Marco Ramasso

Marco Ramasso's painting starts from the desire to represent beauty in a modern key. A shy beauty, hidden and far from our everyday life. A beauty that is depicted using the animal kingdom as a medium 

Marco Ramasso was born in Torino, Italy, in 1964, and is completely self taught. He lives and works in Voghera, Italy.
Marco Ramasso's debut in the art world was in 1982 when he won a national competition in painting and graphics and his first solo exhibition was in 1986 in Torino.
In 1988 Marco collaborated with Giugiaro Design for the scenic design of a program broadcasted on the national television. From 1992 to 1999 he exhibited in his own gallery in Alassio, Italy.
In 1999 he took part in 'Artissima', Turin's Contemporary Art Fair, one of the most important contemporary art fairs in Italy, sponsored by Dantesca Fogola Art Gallery and Pintore Editor, publishing the monography 'Ritratti della Natura' (Nature's Portraits). He travels extensively in a continuous research for his subjects, including National Parks and Natural Reserves in the USA and Canada, as well as in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Indonesia, Mexico, Madagascar and India.
Since 2000 he has collaborated with the magazine 'Piemonte Parchi'.
In 2004 he published 'Marco Ramasso; il Pensiero e l'Immagine' (the Thought and the Image) with Antonio Attini Editor. In the same year he was invited by IAAD (Institute of Applied Art and Design) to participate at the exhibition ' Sei personaggi famosi in cerca di casa' (Six celebrities looking for a home) at the Automobile Museum in Torino.