[StBernard] Art Work of Joan Ramis Well-known Spanish modern artist Joan Ramis was in the St. Bernard Parish

[Westley Annis]

Art Work of Joan Ramis Well-known Spanish modern artist Joan Ramis was in
the St. Bernard Parish 

 

Joan Ramis of the Balearic Islands of Spain is a well-known Spanish modern
artist whose art work was in the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex
second-floor atrium three days recently, as a courtesy of the Honorable
Daniel Chamorro, the Consul General of Spain in New Orleans. 

 

St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. presented a proclamation
to Ramis thanking him for sharing his work with St. Bernard at a reception
in the atrium hosted by the Spanish Consul.

 

The exhibit also traveled to Chalmette High School where it was displayed
for a day. The artist worked with the art students of Kathryn Beasley and
Kevin Loria to create a modern art wall mural, entitled "St. Bernard
Ascending," addressing the theme of coming back from destruction and
rebirth. It will be on display permanently in the school's main hall. 

 

Ramis is 44 years old, and he is a graduate of the University of Barcelona,
School of Art. He has important works of art in museums in Germany, Italy,
the United States and Spain. His work is based on the philosophy and
teachings of Raimundo Llulio, a 13th century scholar who champions
Christianity and was fascinated by ancient alphabets. Llulio, a native of
the Balearic Islands, is considered the first philosopher to embrace liberty
and the rights of men. Mr. Ramis developed the alphabet displayed in the
exhibition which portrays the work abstractly of Llulio.

 

Ramis, who said he was pleased to be able to show his artwork in Chalmette,
has said the Government Complex's Atrium is a wonderful venue for displaying
art and hopes that St. Bernard will do so in the future.

 

His art work comes to St. Bernard a result of the ongoing partnership with
the Spanish Government to share cultural resources with St. Bernard Parish,
which was funded by Spain in 1780 and still boasts its unique Islenos
culture of its original settlers who came from the Canary Islands of Spain.

 

For more information about Recovery and Growth in St. Bernard Parish, visit
our website at www.sbpg.net
<https://mail.sbpg.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.sbpg.net/> .

 

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