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With a passion for fine arts, I aim to create stunning images which blur the line between genres. Working with everything from portraits to landscapes, my portfolio is filled with very diverse imagery, yet manages to keep the common theme of creativity abundant throughout.


Showing all over the Tri-State area, my work has also been published in print and online. Bridging the gap between commercial and fine art, my images have also been utilized for ad campaigns as well as album covers.
ADAM RAMIREZ

ADAM RAMIREZ (b. 1978, NY,NY)

Adam Ramirez is a thoroughly self-taught multifaceted artist.  He has studied the disciplines of photography, painting, illustration, design, music, and more. Rarely do any of his works fall under just one of these categories. Ramirez’s ever changing platforms make it difficult to define him as a single medium artist. For the past decade, Ramirez has been breaking down barriers to expand his horizons into new media and new ideas. As a concept driven artist, Ramirez allows the medium to be dictated by the art he creates.


Just as society and technology grow, Ramirez’s works are forever evolving and adapting.  Ramirez uses both the past and the future to influence his works, as we live in a world that craves advancement but will forget the wonders of the past. He continually challenges himself and produces works that reflect this ideal. As an artist, Ramirez understands that change is necessary for progress.


Adam currently resides in New Jersey, USA.

EXHIBITIONS:

2010 - PIN UP PLAYERS Solo Show

Hells Kitchen Lounge, Newark, NJ                       

2010 - PIN UP PLAYERS Solo Show

The Loop Lounge, Passaic, NJ

2010 - PHANTASMAGORIA Solo Show 

32Jones Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2010 - SPECTACULAR ART SHOW
Lucy’s Top Hat, Philadelphia, PA

2010 - LOOP LOUNGE ART SHOW
The Loop Lounge, Passaic Park, NJ

2009 - PITI PITI PLEIN KAY

Lotus Studios Gallery, Highland Park, NJ

2009 - POCKETSIZE!
32Jones Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

2009 - OBSCURA
QXTs, Newark, NJ            

2009 - ASTONISHING ART SHOW
Lucy's Top Hat, Philadelphia, PA

2009 - PHOTOGRAPHY
The Loop Lounge, Passaic, NJ               

2009 - CATWALK TRAGEDY
The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA

2009 - OBSCURA
The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA                            

2009 - STARVING ART SHOW
Lucy's Top Hat, Philadelphia, PA            

2008 - ART SHOW
Garden SK8, Pinebrook, NJ 

2008 - MY BLOODY VALENTINE
Riverdale, NJ                                 

2008 - UNDERGROUND ART SHOW
The Loop Lounge, Passaic, NJ  

2007 - ART FOR ANIMALS SAKE
Electric Lotus Tattoo, Boonton, NJ       

2007 - LIVE EVENT
M-15, NY,NY                                                          

2006 - BIG ART SHOW: NY #7

Sputnick, Brooklyn, NY                          

2005 - ARTS & CRAFTS
The Colorado Cafe, Watchung, NJ                         

2005 - BIG ART SHOW: NJ #9
Howard Johnson's, Asbury Park, NJ         

2004 - CHANNELING ARTS
Rockingham Coffee, Shop Boonton, NJ

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2013 - OPTIMISM PHOTOGRAPHY’S EQUINOX Volume 1, Issue #1
2012 -
YRB MAGAZINE Volume 12, Issue #1602

2011 - LXIX MAGAZINE Volume 1, Issue #3

2010 - PIN UP PERFECTION MAGAZINE Issue #3

2009 - PINUPLIFESTYLE.COM Featured Photographer
2009 -
WOOF! MAGAZINE Issue #10

2009 - (CULT)URE MAGAZINE Sex Issue
2009 -
MISSONLINE.COM Featured Photographer

2009 - GLUBDUB.COM Interview

2009 - GUD MAGAZINE Issue #4

2008 - ANIMALNYC.COM Featured Project

2008 - GRAPHI MAGAZINE Issue #3

2008 - META CREATIVE MAGAZINE Issue #4

2004 - PROCESS 2004 Book

2004 - OPTIMISM PHOTOGRAPHY Website

ORIGINAL SERIES:

2013 - ETHEREAL

    · Print Only
2012 - ESSENCE Figure Study
    · 16”x24” Prints 1/10
2011 - LAPSE Photobook + OST (CD)
    · 20 Full Color Pages
    · 6 min Original Soundtrack
    · 6”x6” Hardcover 1/10
2010 - PIN UP PLAYERS
   
www.pinupplayers.blogspot.com
   
52 Full Color Playing Cards
    · First Edition 1/20
    · Second Edition 1/100
2010 - PIN UP ORIGINALS
   
· 8”x12” Prints 1/20
    · 16”x24” Print 1/1

2010 - PHANTASMAGORIA 6 Paintings
    · 24”x36” Acrylic & Ink on Canvas 1/3
    · 8”x10” Actylic & Ink on Canvas 1/3
2009 - DIZZY DAYDREAM
    · 8”x12” Prints 1/5
2008 - EXOSKELETAL
    · 8”x12” Prints 1/20
    · 16”x24” Canvas Prints 1/1