(30-12-2011) The painter Ramon Castañer died
in Madrid. He received tributes by the City Council of Alcoy, by the City
Council of Agres and by the San Jorge Association.
See
(27-08-2011)
Recently, the new mayor of Alcoy, Toni Francés, visited Ramon
Castañer in Agres
(see).
From the Ciudad de Alcoy newspaper, Antonio Castelló
(see) and Ramón Climent
(see), give their support to and appreciation for Ramón Castañer
who is going through some difficult moments with his health.
(30-09-2008)
(30-07-2008)
The Mayor of Alcoy Jorge Sedano
presented the artist Ramón Castañer with
the Gold Medal of Alcoy for the merits achieved throughout
his artistic career. Those, who are familiar with Ramón, know how proud and honoured he feels for
this distinguished award that was presented with the consensus of all the political parties in the
council as well as many private and state institutions who wanted to be part of this
nomination.
((22-03-2007)
A biographical book about the painter was presented at Llorens
bookshop in Alcoy named
"Self Portrait with Landscape, Ramón Castañer", the author
is Pepa Botella, the artist's wife. The book has 17 chapters and a collection of comments
and news about the painter.
We
reproduce Pepa de Castañer words which are on the back cover
book "Self Portrait with Landscape, Ramón Castañer":
Through the stories that
Ramon has told me of his life, I discovered the miracle of a prodigious memory capable
of projecting people, events, worlds, shapes and colors as if on a large-screen cinema.
Ramon Castañer is an artist and when he narrates he uses as the charcoal
drawing or the paint brush as if they were words.
I have used a literary style
that enables the reader to assimilate the artist's life along with that of an an extraordinary
human being.
En algunos de
In some of his memories the truth is tough but genuine, sincere and always presented
without any changes.
In the early years of his life, the city of Alcoy, his birthplace, serves as his
background, then the landscape changes to Valencia and Madrid.
Chapters begin with a poetic reference to the contents of
each stage, from childhood to present day.
Obviously, as a biography of the painter, several
reproductions of his work and a collection of articles and presentations by the media are included in the book.
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I would really like to say here that Pepa is and has been for me an exceptional mother and an
admirable woman. She has always been closely involved poetry and is a great lover of
literature.
In the Las Provincias de Valencia newspaper, Maria Angeles Arazo writes an
article titled "Forja humana de un pintor", in which she expresses some endearing
feelings about the biography of the painter, in relation to him as a person and his loved
ones.
See
Josep Lluis Seguí published an article in the Ciudad de Alcoy newspaper.
See
At present Ramon, although he has serious health problems, Ramón shows a tremendous mettle
and also he continues painting keenly. Painting relaxes him because
it is part of his life. These are some of his most recent paintings.
Sunset (Caseta Don Facundo)
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Mystery of the rose
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Las Brañas (Asturias)
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Mallows
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Snset (Agres)
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Autumn in El Retiro
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Verona river (Venice)
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Ribera
de curtidores (Madrid)
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San
Simeón Píccolo (Venice)
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L'abuela dels dentons (Serie Mariola)
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Primera jordana (Serie Mariola)
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Full (Serie Mariola)
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Caseta Don Facundo en boira (Serie Mariola)
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Dry leaves (Retiro)
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Sunrise in Ribadeo (Galicia)
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Boats to the Sun (Galicia)
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El
carro de Barchell (Alcoy)
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Folding nets (Galicia)
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Rialto bridge (Venecia)
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Carrer Sant Roc (Alcoy)
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Boulevard Saint Michel (Paris)
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The shadows of the lemon tree (Agres)
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Sunset in the Cantalar (Serie Mariola)
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Camí
del poble (Serie Mariola)
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Camí de la Mola (Serie Mariola)
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Silence of the forest (Serie Mariola)
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L'ombra dels pins (Serie Mariola)
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D'alt
del Cantalar (Serie Mariola)
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Sol
de vespra (Serie Mariola)
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Neu
en la Mariola (Serie Mariola)
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La mujer de Lot (relieve en sal)
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Lot's wife (profile)
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The stranded gondola (Venice)
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Carrasques de la Mola
(Serie Mariola)
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Olivera
de l'abuela dels dentons
(Serie Mariola)
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Peñes del Anficoset
(Serie Mariola)
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Xiprers del Convent (Serie Mariola)
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Xiprers de la 1ª jordana (Serie Mariola)
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El Pla del Convent (Serie Mariola)
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Bridge of Sighs (Venice)
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(19-11-2007) We are pleased with the
articles about the painter Castañer that were published Ciudad de Alcoy newspaper
articles written by Ramon Climent, Rafael Coloma (article
from 1957), Antonio Castelló, Adrian Espí and Adrian Miró.
(see). These articles are reproducen with
permission of Ciudad de Alcoy newspaper.
((24-09-2007) Ciudad de Alcoy newspaper published
an Adrían Espí article named "La Romería de las Romerías" on the occasion of Alcoy
patronal fiestas, the Lirios Virgin. In this article Adrián describes how the
painter Castañer has made several pictorical interpretations about these rural
religious topics
(ver). On December 9, 2007 the Ciumenge
Sunday suplemment of Ciudad newspaper, published another Adrían Espí article
named "de Verde y Oro". Adrián, who is very knowledgeable about Castañer pictorical career,
writes about Tauromachy, a collection of nib draws which Castañer gave
to the Alcoy Bullfighting Club, or about the canvas "Torerillo en Triana" inspired
by a Gerardo Diego poem, and he ends with a story about Andrés Coloma, a
bullfighter called
"Clásico", who Ramón Castañer painted in guache to illustrate a
poetic research dedicated to the bullfighter and written by Pepa Botella
(see).
This website about Ramón Castañer the artist has been completed in valencian
language by Rafael Rufino Valor in Wikipedia
(see). In the same way, he has created another
website in Viquipèdia containing information about the painter
and including information about the Petroli Revolution
(see) nd about
Santa Maria archiprestal church in Alcoy
(see).
On the website of the 'Centro Instructivo Musical Apolo- Alcoi' (Spain), in the section "Web contributions"
Jaume Jordi Ferrando has included
information about a Pepa Botella de Castañer's
book
"Cançonetes als Abencerrajes".
On August 18, 2009 Ciudad de Alcoy newspaper published a Josep
Lluis Seguí article named "Ramón Castañer: cuando la pintura da vida".
(ver).
