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A dynamic exploration of cultural identity and tropical symbolism, merging abstraction with layered narratives rooted in Cuban and global perspectives.

Cosmovisión & Discursos Tropicales / Cosmovision & Tropical Discourses

The Cosmovisión & Discursos Tropicales series explores systems of belief, cultural identity, and symbolic language through abstraction. Rooted in the idea of “cosmovisión”—a worldview shaped by history, spirituality, and collective memory—these works reflect the complexity of cultural narratives within a tropical context.

Through layered compositions and expressive gestures, Ramón Menocal constructs visual fields that suggest both structure and fluidity. The Discursos Tropicales works extend this exploration, introducing a more direct engagement with environment, color, and material presence, where tropicality becomes both subject and language.

Together, the series navigates the intersection of place, identity, and perception, offering a visual discourse that is at once personal and universal.

Cosmovisión Works

Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #1. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #1

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #2. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #2

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #3. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #3

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #4. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #4

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #5. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #5

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #6. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #6

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #7. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #7

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #8. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #8

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal, Cosmovisión #9. Mixed media paper. 26x36. 2003

Cosmovisión #9

2003
Mixed media on paper
26 × 36 in
Ramon Menocal. Discursos tropicales. Acrylic canvas. 36” x 26”. 2002

Discursos Tropicales

2002
Acrylic on canvas
36 × 26 in

Discursos Tropicales Works

Ramon Menocal. Discursos tropicales #1. Acrylic canvas. 36” x 26”. 2002

Discursos Tropicales #1

2002
Acrylic on canvas
36 × 26 in
Ramon Menocal. Discursos tropicales #2. Acrylic canvas. 36” x 26”. 2002

Discursos Tropicales #2

2002
Acrylic on canvas
36 × 26 in
Ramon Menocal. Discursos tropicales #3. Acrylic enamel papel. 24” x 18”. 2002

Discursos Tropicales #3

2002
Acrylic enamel on paper
24 × 18 in
Ramon Menocal. Discursos tropicales #4. Acrylic canvas. 14” x 20”. 2003

Discursos Tropicales #4

2003
Acrylic on canvas
14 × 20 in
Ramon Menocal. Discursos tropicales #5. Acrylic canvas. 24” x 20”. 2003

Discursos Tropicales #5

2003
Acrylic on canvas
14 × 20 in
Ramon Menocal. Havana Bay. Acrylic canvas. 104” x 120.05”. 2003

Havana Bay

2003
Acrylic on canvas
104 × 120.05 in