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Born in 1946 in Meridian, MS, United States 1966-70, Chouinard Art Institute 1964-66, Southwestern College |
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"Carl Ramsey sees each of his paintings as a series of interlocking puzzles, and doesn't have a standard approach to, or formula for, the process of painting. He explains, 'Ideally, the subject suggests the style and method of execution. This keeps the door open for exploration. Personal satisfaction is derived from the balance between dedication to a solution proposed by the subject itself and the imposition of one's own bias. Technique (not to be confused with style) is avoided. On the rare occasion Carl sees it creeping into his work, he will obliterate it. He feels he is most successful when he has created a painting that is both interesting and non-derivative. Carl admires certain representational and abstract painters for their individual aesthetics. A few of his favorites are Monet, Whistler, Degas, Kline, Pollock, and Diebenkorn. At this point in his career, and in contradictory fashion, he limits his contact with the work of others, preferring the clarity of at least a partial vacuum."
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