Bart Ramakers (born 1963) is a Belgian artist and art curator. He is known for the staged photographs in which he creates a "mythology for a new world". His works also include video and sculpture. [1] [2]
Ramakers reworks classic mythological and religious themes in the light of actuality: gender equality, environment, and solidarity, often with a nod to art history. [3] His collaborations include Panamarenko, Tom Herckrck, William Sweetlove, Cecilia Paredes among others. [4]
Ramakers was born in 1963, near Maaseik, and was influenced by his father, an art amateur. He studied drawing at the academies of Maaseik and Maasmechelen and history at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. During his studies, he was active as a cartoonist, illustrator and graphical artist in several student publications, such as Veto. [5] After graduating, Ramakers worked in advertising and marketing until he started his artistic career in 2009. [6] [7]
Group exhibitions curated by Bart Ramakers include:
Bart Ramakers' work is published in the books: [22]
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