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Scotty Ramon (b. 1984, Cleveland, Ohio)

Scotty Ramon is an American multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, and sound art. While perhaps better known under his musical moniker, Kid Cudi, Ramon’s foray into the visual arts represents a profound return to his earliest creative inclinations. As a youth in Ohio, he harboured ambitions of becoming a cartoonist—a foundational interest that has recently resurfaced as a sophisticated exploration of the human psyche.

Ramon’s paintings are characterised by a raw, synesthetic immediacy, often featuring his alter-ego, Max. Dressed in baggy denim and navigating vivid, sometimes unsettling landscapes, Max serves as a vessel for the artist’s introspection. These works oscillate between soothing, expansive washes of colour and hyper-conscious manifestations of darkness, where biomorphic shapes and flat geometric configurations evoke a sense of “visual vibration.” Whether depicting a solitary figure in a state of self-sabotage or the pursuit of an empowered self, Ramon’s canvases offer a vulnerable confrontation with inner truths, rendered with an urgency that belies his relatively recent adoption of the medium.

Beyond the canvas, Ramon’s practice extends into the auditory realm through original, immersive sound components designed to accompany his visual works. Shifting away from the lyrical structures of his musical career, these scores are atmospheric and propulsive, utilising electric synths and rhythmic beats to enhance the gallery experience. This marriage of sight and sound creates a cohesive, “total” environment, reflecting a lived experience that has swerved between heights and depths.

Ramon’s work does not merely inhabit the space between melancholy and joy; it actively seeks a path through them. His practice is ultimately one of emergence—moving through the graphic warnings and “nightmares” of the past toward a reclaimed sense of creative freedom and light.

Scotty Ramon lives and works in the United States. Echoes of the Past at Ruttkowski;68, Paris, marks his first-ever solo exhibition.