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Art and biology… my two passions! Initially, it looked as if it would be really difficult to combine them, they just didn’t come together. Even as a small boy, I used to draw and make animal sculptures (nearly always horses). I used to love studying their shape and movement, and I just needed to understand their anatomy and the mechanics behind it all… I used to spend afternoons just watching them. This interest led me to train as a biologist, and after finishing my degree, and seeing what was going on in some of the Natural History museums in Europe, I knew that was what I really wanted to do. It looked difficult to begin with because I didn’t know where to begin, but I just knew that I had to make it work: I wanted to create those animal sculptures and models that I had seen. I had a lot to learn and a goal to pursue. A few years have passed since then… Now, every commission is a new challenge; the documentation research stage, analyzing the shape and movement, selecting the appropriate technique and materials, and the maximum dedication required to achieving high quality models, are the goals that drive me.
wildlife art 1973. Sand castle competition-Barcelona 2007. Saurier Exhibition opening-Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde-Stuttgart
Ramon López i Ayats
(Barcelona, November 30, 1963)
Mammoth
Mammuthus primigenius The scene shows the moment when the calf is slipping into a pool or crevasse and it gets stuck in a muddy hole that is superficially thawed in spring. The mother is aware of the danger. This could have happened some 40,000 years ago to Dima, the famous baby mammoth cadaver which was found in Siberia in 1977. The three mammoth models were built by Ramon Lopez and his team. The whole redeveloped Quaternary section of the exhibition will be opened in spring 2015, after a year’s fruitful cooperation between the Quagga team and the museum staff. Prof.Dr. Reinhard Ziegler Curator of Fossil Mammals Head of the Palaeontolgy Department SMN-Stuttgart
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Mammoth
Mammuthus primigenius Description: • 3m high- 400Kg. weight • Life-size detachable sculpture. • Iron support bolted to the exhibition platform. • Fire-proof polyester resin sculpture with silicone in soft areas (trunk, ears, tail, teats and lip) • Coated with real muskox hides and horse tails. • Punctured and flocked hairs on detailed areas (trunk, ears, lips, , eyes and teats) • Tusk replica • Glass eyes Release date: Summer 2012 Commissioned by: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
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The mammoth reconstruction is based on real fossil remains. Tusks,bones Yakutsk Mammoth Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1799) Skull No.41136/2013 kept at SMNS collections, was measured and used as a reference.
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Australian aborigine Description: • Hyperrealist, translucent polyester resin sculptures. Glued hair. Tool replicas. • Plasticine model molded with silicone. • Oil paints and glass eyes. Release date: Summer 2011 Commissioned by: Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle d’Aix en Provence
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Mountain Gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei
Description: • Hyperrealist sculpture in fire-proof polyester resin. • Outdoor sculpture, heavy duty for public areas. • Plasticine model moulded with silicone. • Non-fading car paint and glass eyes. • Internal iron structure. Release date: Spring 2010 Commissioned by: Bioparc València
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Giant pterosaur
Hatzegopteryx thambema This is the life-size model of the gigantic Pterosaur Hatzegopteryx Tambema. With its 11m wingspan, it is the world’s biggest pterosaur model. Its reconstruction is based on the latest scientific facts, and it has become the highlight and star of the Staatliche Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe. Prof.Dr. Eberhard “Dino” Frey Department of Geosciences SMN-Karlsruhe
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Giant pterosaur
Hatzegopteryx thambema Description: • 12m wingspan - 8m length. • Life-size & life weight sculpture. • Model built in 4 pieces bolted to an aluminium core frame. • Extra thin wings (3mm) made of fiberglass reinforced resin, achieved using a vacuum laminating. • Coated with synthetic furs. • Resin eyes. Release date: Winter 2013 Commissioned by: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe
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Humans & relatives Description: • Hyperrealist sculptures • Plasticine model molded with silicone. • Polyester resin or silicone models • Hair punctured • Oil paint and glass eyes. Commissioned by:
1 Australopitheccus afarensis(male) CosmoCaixa-Barcelona Science Museum 2 Algerian French Army-Lègion Êtrangere Museum-Aubagne 3 Copper artisan mannequin-Torres wine Visitors Centre-Pacs del Penedès 4 Indochinese French Army-Lègion Êtrangere Museum-Aubagne 5 Crusader warrior-Torija Castle Visitor Centre-Torija 6 1831 Legionnaire-Lègion Êtrangere Museum-Aubagne 7 8 9 10
Neolithic fisherman from Nerja Cave Nerja Museum-Nerja Australopitheccus afarensis(male) CosmoCaixa-Barcelona Science Museum Elderly man-Txacolí Museum - Bakio Louis Pasteur mannequin - Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle d’Aix en Provence
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Woodcarving
Fishes, birds & lizards Description: Realistic, wildlife models Outdoor public sculptures Small-scale and large-scale commissions Walnut, boxwood, holm oak and tropical woods Release date: Autum 2013 Commissioned by: 1 Komodo dragon-Barcelona Zoo 2 Ars Natura-Cuenca Natural History Museum 3 Granollers Natural History Museum
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United Nations Hall XXI Miquel Barceló Dome
Description: • Technical assistance and project co-ordination. • Developing & building giant stalactites in epoxy resin. • Team of 16 people. • 6000 kg of epoxy resin. • 1000 m2 surface area. • 3 months work. Release date: Spring 2008 Commissioned by: ONUART Foundation-Geneva
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Penguin Bronze Collection
Cooperation with the Quagga team, where we were greatly impressed by their great personal commitment and sculpturing experience, coupled with zoological knowledge and craftsmanship. Zoo visitors are fascinated by the vitality of the penguin models. Aptenodytes patagonicus King Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptula minor Little Penguin
Beat F채ssler Formwerk AG Z체rich
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Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes Yellow-eyed Penguin
Eudyptes robustus Snares Penguin
Eudyptes schlegeli Royal Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus Macaroni Penguin
Spheniscus demersus Jackass Penguin
Spheniscus magallanicus Magellan Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus Galapagos Penguin
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Penguin Bronze Collection
Description: • 18 different species of penguins existing all over the world. • Scientific details. • Solid bronze. • Museum quality. • Outdoor & indoor sculptures. • Non-fading two-component paint & varnish. • Life-size. • Optional resin & bronze stone patinas. Release date: Fall 2013 Commissioned by: Zürich Zoo
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Cal Quinto. Barri Romaní 08731 Sant Martí Sarroca (Barcelona) Catalonia Tel. 00 34 938 990 823 info@quagga.cat Ramon López Mobile 00 34 676 465 225
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