Ícaro was born as Juan Miguel Ramirez Escalante on the 29th of September 1960 in Cuernavaca, México. He’s an Architect with a Master in Design, a photographer since he was 11 years old. He also learns from Rene Barcenas and Antonio Berlanga, well known Mexican photographers.
His work is a dream of Light. The Light, like cameras, kept in mind, and the night, these Light sticks out into our dream. These are dreams that become the images that Ícaro, preserves in his little black box.
Using humble and handy not imaginable objects; He creates and recreates moments, atmospheres, and ideas; Darkness with Light or Light with darkness; He has fixed with the watermelons. Moreover, He is also able to eat his models afterward.
In 1989, he became a member of the Garden of Art, a group of artists that expose their work every Saturday in San Jacinto Park in San angel area in México City, founder member of Sociedad de los Artistas Muertos de hambre (Died of hunger artist society).
He is a member of the International Artists of Doha (IAD), is a founder member of Latin American Artists in Qatar (2017).
Besides this he has participated in collective and individual exposition, some of these are:
Exhibitions
“Artist in the time of Covid 19” FBQ Museum White Majlis, Shahaniya, Qatar October to November 2020
“Through Time II”Workinton Losail, Doha< Qatar, October to December 2020
“A tribute to Beirut”, ALHosh Art Gallery, The Gate Mall, Doha, Qatar, August 2020
“Through Time” Workinton, West Bay, Doha, Qatar, April to June 2020
“KatArt Preview” Pallasarts, Katara, Doha, Qatar, January 2020
“The Day of the Deats,” Global Week, Mexican Embassy in Qatar, November 2019
Hamad International Airport “Wings” Installation IAD, Doha, Qatar, April 2019
IAD Annual Exhibition Art 29 Gallery W Hotel Doha, Qatar April 2019
Q targets Art Exhibition QND 2018 Salam Gallery, The Gate Mall, Doha, Qatar, December 2018