Beyond Photography: I am an image maker.

Imagine a painter—but instead of oils and canvas, I use a camera, digital tools, and light itself as my brushes. Each piece I create is not just a photograph—it’s an image, crafted with intention, shaped by emotion, and born from a deep artistic inquiry.My work isn’t about recording what’s there.It’s about transforming what’s seen into what’s felt. Roland Barthes once challenged us to move beyond mere technical reproduction and surface appearances. I accept that challenge with every image I make:”…to go beyond the anecdotal and the technical reproduction of the physical appearance…”

Each print is a visual dialogue—a tension between presence and absence, between silence and light.Looking to bring a piece into your space?Visit the Contact page. Let’s start a conversation and find the work that speaks to your story.

You may see more of my work at:
* BAEZ DUARTE SERIES *ADOBE PORTFOLIO * RICARDO BAEZ DUARTE * STAINEDGLASS
* FACEBOOK* INSTAGRAM * SAATCHI * LENS CULTURE * PHOTOGRAPHYA

Ricardo Báez-Duarte .Born: Caracas, Venezuela. 1950. Venezuelan &Italian

Close-up of an older man wearing a gray flat cap and a dark coat, sitting indoors against a decorative wall with leaf patterns.

  • Photography: Individual Exhibitions
    2003 
La Musique, La Mort, et Le Neant.
    2003
 Galería Trasnocho, Caracas,Venezuela.


    Photography: Collective Exhibitions
    2023 Afordable Art Fair New York
    2018 Lens Culture.
    2018 Abstract Photography,
    2018 Close Gallery, Edinburgh, UK.
    2005
 Regards Croises ,Fontaine Obscure, Aix-en-Provence, France

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    2006
 Conversations Photographiques
 .Fontaine Obscure, Aix-en-Provence, France

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    2006
 Homage to Paul Cezanne, 100th Anniversary of Cezanne
 Fontaine Obscure, Aix-en-Provence, France.

    Painting Individual Exhibitions
    2003  Galería "Espacio Arte", Caracas, 
    1995  “Mediodía”.Galería "A7", Caracas
    1994  “Dialéctica y Agonía:.Galería "A7", Caracas
    1990 “Otra manera de ver”.Galería "A7", Caracas

    Books (digital)

    Collective Exhibitions
    2007 Moon Cruise Web Magazine, USA. 

    2006 Saatchi-Gallery, London, UK.

    2005 Remember, Repress and Forget Festival. Germany and France.

    2004 CISVG Museum.
    2004 Biennial of Cancun, Interactiva 03, Mexico,

    2002 Art History Resources Museu do Essencial e do Aiem Disso,Brazil.

    2003 MOCA, Museum of Computer
    Art, USA.

    2003 Malojo, Chile.
    2003 Blind Visions, Italy.


  • 1998 Salón TOYOTA,.Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.

    1994 Auction at Centro Cultural Consolidado.Caracas, Venezuela.

    1994 Gallery World Words, Caracas, Venezuela.
    
1990 Galería Bass. Caracas, Venezuela.
    
1990 Galería A-Siete, Caracas, Venezuela.

    1990 Auction at Galería de Arte Nacional de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

    1985 Galería Sotavento. Caracas, Venezuela.
    
1983 Feria de Arte, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 1983. Caracas, Venezuela.
    
1982 "Experiencias Creativas", Univ. Simón Bolívar. Caracas, Venezuela.

    1980 Auction at Universidad Simón Bolivar.Caracas, Venezuela.Web Exhibitions


    Studies Fine Arts Photography:
    Student of Lydia Fisher , born in New York City. She received her MFA from Yale University and continued post-graduate studies at the International Center of Photography in New York. She exhibited widely during her lifetime, including group exhibitions and solo exhibitions at The Bronx Museum of Arts, New York; Museo de Art Moderno, Mexico; Venecia OE70, Venice, Italy; the Venezuelan Embassy, Washington, D.C.; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, Venezuela; and Espace Meyer-Zafra, Paris.

    Other Art Studies
    Taller de Arte
 Digital Universidad Simón Bolívar. Caracas, Venezuela.
    Stained Glass Design.

    Digital Technology: Assessment in Advanced Digital Art techniques.

    Professor of Photography and Digital Art Techniques


  • Other Profesional Experience :
    Digital Advisor of Artists Photographers:
    * Anabelle Laughlin
    *     Lydia Fisher
    * Jenny Woodman
    * Oscar Molinari
    * Ana Luisa Figueredo
    ………………..

    Mathematics:
    1976 Universidad Simón Bolívar.
    1979 Master of Arts in Mathematics, University of California at
 San Diego California. U.S.A


    Professor of Mathematics
    1979-84.Universidad Simón Bolívar,
    Professor of Mathematics.
    1984-89. Universidad Metropolitana,
    Head of Math Dept.
    1986-89.Universidad Metropolitana.
    Dean of Faculty of Sciences and Arts.
    1989-90. Universidad Metropolitana.
    Academic Vice Rector
    1990-92. Universidad Metropolitana.