New Website!

So excited to share my new website. Please check it out here for a more complete and organized view of my work:

https://dcramirez.co/

Some New Vessels

Untitled (Vessel Tags #1)

Ceramic

H10" x W6" x D6"

2018

Untitled (Vessel Tags #2)

Ceramic

H9" x W7" x D7"

2018

Untitled (Vessel Tags #3)

Ceramic

H14" x W7" x D7"

2018

Untitled (Shadow Series #10), 2019
Ceramic
7”H x 5”W x 4”D

Untitled (Shadow Series #9), 2019
Ceramic
7”H x 5”W x 4”D

Untitled (Shadow Series #5), 2018
Ceramic
7”H x 5”W x 4”D 

Untitled (Shadow Series #6), 2018 
Ceramic
6”H x 5”W x 4”D 

Untitled (Shadow Series #7), 2017 
Ceramic
6”H x 5”W x 4”D 

Untitled (Shadow Series #8), 2018
Ceramic
7”H x 5”W x 4”D 
(front)

(back)

Very excited to have been included in this show with this great group of artists.
http://www.eastsideinternational.com/

Untitled (Shadow Series #4), 2018 
Ceramic
5”H x 6”W x 4”D 

Untitled (Shadow Series #1), 2017 
Ceramic
7”H x 5”W x 4”D 

Untitled (Shadow Series #2), 2017 
Ceramic
6”H x 5”W x 4”D 

Untitled (Shadow Series #3), 2018 
Ceramic
7”H x 5”W x 4”D 

Honored and excited to be a participating artist in this art auction to raise funds for the American Museum of Ceramic Art. 

http://www.amoca.org/

Very excited to have some new sculptures in this exhibition:

Overloaded

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 9, 4 pm–7 pm 
Exhibition runs: January 9–February 13 
Where: K Gallery, Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda
Info: info@rhythmix.org | (510) 865-5060
http://www.rhythmix.org/events/overloaded-opening-reception/

The artists featured in Overloaded respond to the frenzied realities of the Information Age with translations of the everyday that mix synthetic materials, pop culture references, a desire for human connection, and the beauty of surfaces. From the expansive to the pared back, from the interactive to the layered, their works explore cultural histories, family narratives, intracellular processes, personal transformation, and field notes and color studies on friendship. Additional ephemera from each artist’s studio provides context and insight into their practices, as well as a reflection on how they filter the world through a distinctive artistic lens. With a reading from New York Times Magazine critic-at-large Wesley Morris on “The Year We Obsessed Over Identity.”

Pictured: Sydney Cohen, afternoon is the loveliest word (Language of the Alchemy of Friendship), acrylic on panel, 4” x 4”, 2014, Courtesy the artist.

Out of Shape, Out of Order 
Ceramic
H14” x W10” x D5”
2015

Will They Believe Us Now? 
Ceramic, Acrylic Paint 
H14" x W12" x D5”
2014

Excited to be a part of this show:

Pedagogic Clay 2

January 28 - February 26, 2015

Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion

Orange Coast College

2701 Fairview Road

Costa Mesa, CA 92628

Will they believe us now?, 2014
Ceramic, Acrylic Paint
H14" x W12" x D5"

Kilnopening.edu 2014 Exhibition

A LOT Interview

A LOT Initiative

 

 

 

Untitled (Monument for Downtown Long Beach), 2013

Clay, Wood, Wire

H8' x W9' x D15'

A LOT is a community-wide initiative presented by the Arts Council for Long Beach in collaboration with partners throughout the City of Long Beach, California. A LOT seeks to broaden audience and artist engagement, linking arts and culture with local neighborhoods. Through music, dance, theatre and numerous other art forms, A LOT presents free arts experiences on vacant lots in traditionally underserved areas of the city through the end of August 2014. Our hope is that Long Beach will become just a bit smaller and more intimate, drawing residents together to celebrate the City’s rich culture. Mark your calendars, grab your friends and family, and get ready for a good time!

The A LOT experience in Long Beach will add to the national conversation about creative placemaking. As the City’s arts agency whose mission is to foster creativity and culture, enlivening communities and enabling a thriving economy, the Arts Council is honored to be leading this initiative. Founded in 1976 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization and governed by a local board of directors, the Arts Council believes the vibrant art scene makes Long Beach a premiere destination for residents, businesses, students and visitors.

A LOT was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) received by the Arts Council for Long Beach. 

Community Creates at the Palo Alto Art Center

 

 

 

Untitled (Monument for Palo Alto), 2012-2013
Clay, Wood, Wire, Video Game
H10' x W16' x D12' 

From PAAC press release: 

“My work is a collision of pop culture and cultural heritage. I draw from 1980s video games, Mesoamerican architecture, and

Minimalism to make sculpture that refers to times of transition and change. I use clay as a material to create a slippage between the digital age and the ancient: high tech and low.”

       —Carlos Ramirez

Carlos Ramirez creates sculptures and installations that he calls “monuments in progress.” For his Untitled (Monument for Palo Alto), Carlos created a wood structure that makes reference to Mesoamerican architecture. Leading up to and during the opening celebration on October 6, Carlos will work with the community to cast red clay tiles that will be placed on the structure. Over the course of the exhibition, the unfired tiles will shrink, crack, and decay—slowly turning into their own ruins.

To create the imagery on the tiles, Carlos worked closely with youth at the East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula in East Palo Alto and the Center for the New Generation. He explored symbols with the youth, then they worked to create imagery for the tiles, using the pixelated style that recalls 1980s video games—a reference to our own Silicon Valley. The tile form not only creates associations to the use of clay in Mesoamerican cultures, but also in Mexican and Spanish revival architecture visible throughout Palo Alto and California.

With Untitled (Monument for Palo Alto), Carlos asks us, “what do we value and honor in society enough to create a monument for”

Special limited-edition prints by Carlos Ramirez focused on imagery from the project are available in The Gallery Shop.