2014

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1973. Sand castle competition-Barcelona

2007. Saurier Exhibition opening-Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde-Stuttgart

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.

Ramon López i Ayats(Barcelona, November 30, 1963)wildlife art

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 Siberiain 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 ZieglerCurator of Fossil MammalsHead of the Palaeontolgy Department SMN-Stuttgart

Mammoth Mammuthus primigenius

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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 NaturkundeStuttgart

Mammoth Mammuthus primigenius

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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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

Australian aborigine

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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

Mountain Gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei

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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” FreyDepartment of GeosciencesSMN-Karlsruhe

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Giant pterosaur Hatzegopteryx thambema

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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 NaturkundeKarlsruhe

Giant pterosaur Hatzegopteryx thambema

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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 Museum2 Algerian French Army-Lègion Êtrangere Museum-Aubagne3 Copper artisan mannequin-Torres wine Visitors Centre-Pacs del Penedès4 Indochinese French Army-Lègion Êtrangere Museum-Aubagne5 Crusader warrior-Torija Castle Visitor Centre-Torija6 1831 Legionnaire-Lègion Êtrangere Museum-Aubagne7 Neolithic fisherman from Nerja Cave Nerja Museum-Nerja8 Australopitheccus afarensis(male) CosmoCaixa-Barcelona Science Museum9 Elderly man-Txacolí Museum - Bakio10 Louis Pasteur mannequin - Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle d’Aix en Provence

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Description:Realistic, wildlife modelsOutdoor public sculpturesSmall-scale and large-scale commissionsWalnut, boxwood, holm oak and tropical woods

Release date:Autum 2013

Commissioned by:1 Komodo dragon-Barcelona Zoo2 Ars Natura-Cuenca Natural History Museum3 Granollers Natural History Museum

WoodcarvingFishes, birds & lizards

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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

United Nations Hall XXI Miquel Barceló Dome

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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.

Beat FässlerFormwerk AGZürich

Penguin BronzeCollection

Aptenodytes patagonicusKing Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteriEmperor Penguin

Eudyptula minorLittle Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocomeSouthern Rockhopper Penguin

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Megadyptes antipodesYellow-eyed Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeliRoyal Penguin

Pygoscelis papuaGentoo Penguin

Eudyptes robustusSnares Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophusMacaroni Penguin

Spheniscus demersusJackass Penguin

Spheniscus magallanicusMagellan Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculusGalapagos Penguin

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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

Penguin BronzeCollection

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wildlife artCal Quinto. Barri Romaní08731 Sant Martí Sarroca (Barcelona) CataloniaTel. 00 34 938 990 823info@quagga.catRamon López Mobile 00 34 676 465 225

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