Juan M Ramos

American, born in San Antonio, Texas, 1971

Ramos studied art at the San Antonio Art Institute and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, eventually earning a BFA and MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Ramos is a cofounder of San Anto Cultural Arts (SACA), a nonprofit community resource for artistic and spiritual growth. During fall 2002, Ramos fulfilled an Artpace artist’s residency. His works often use photography, Sharpie drawings, text, and video to challenge identity stereotypes in a post-Chicano culture. Ramos has shown nationally and in solo exhibitions in San Antonio. His work was selected for the Trienal Poli/Grafica de San Juan 2004 and Altoid’s Curiously Strong Collection in 2005. Juan Miguel Ramos currently teaches art at Our Lady of the Lake University.

Jack King Kirby San Anto Style

This calavera was designed to honor the memory of Jacob Kurtzberg (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994), better known as Jack Kirby the King of Comics. He along with Stan Lee, created many of the popular superhero characters currently portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

This skull incorporates some of his art style such as the use of Kirby dots. The calavera artwork also is comprised of nods to San Antonio culture such as heavy metal motifs, lowrider cars custom paint and Spurs colors.