ABOUT THE WORK

Although Ronald Ventura is very much capable of painting the female nude, the Contemporary Master prefers to revere the male anatomy, which he considers a highly complex subject, to break the existing residual taboo. Painting a man caught in the midst of an unceremonious yet reserved pose, Ventura’s style in this work is characterized by painstaking detail, every edge shadowed, and every prominent muscle and bone accentuated to bestow the unidentified man with life. Indeed, the artwork inheres an artistic conviction that produces a thoughtful, environing mood, an emphatic allure that stirs the mind. For years, he has been crafting his signature style: a highly realist idiom that juxtaposes common objects with surreal details, challenging and breaking through the limits of perception. Ventura perfectly utilizes his understanding of the human condition as the structural basis for his artistic practice. Ventura’s imagery and graphic content have been the subject of great acclaim for many reasons — both thematic and aesthetic.