{"product_id":"ronald-ventura-works-1998-2017","title":"Ronald Ventura: Works 1998-2017","description":"Ronald Ventura is a contemporary Filipino artist known for his intermingling of  hyper-realism, cartoons, and graffiti with both historical and Pop subject matter. His  work portrays scenes of chaotic disarray, incorporating traditional Western and Asian  mythologies with contemporary cultural symbols like Mickey Mouse. Working in  both painting and sculpture, there is often an ominous sense of expansion in Ventura's  works, with objects and patterns swirling outward.\n\nBorn in 1973 in Manila, the Philippines, the artist earned a BFA in painting from the  University of Santo Tomas in 1993. After graduating, he worked at the university as an  instructor. Ventura had his first solo exhibitions in 2000, called  All Souls Day , which  was held at the Drawing Room in Makati City, Philippines, and  Innerscapes , which was  held at the West Gallery Megamall in Mandaluyong City.  Since then, Ventura has continued to refine his signature style of multi-layered  paintings, which utilize a broad range of imagery and tend to focus around the human  form. In addition to paintings, Ventura also makes sculptures that explore the same  themes and aesthetics as his two-dimensional works.","brand":"Skira Editore S.p.A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665605234724,"sku":"9788857232867","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9788857232867.jpg?v=1776900609","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/ronald-ventura-works-1998-2017","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}