Petite in frame but big on creativity, New Jersey pop artist Andrea Ramirez started her artistic career in the fashion world. She began by studying fashion design in NYC. After realizing how restricting fashion design could be to her artistic vision, she moved on to textiles and textile surface design which allowed for more room of creative expression. After constant prompting from fellow artists to put her design skills on paper, Andrea did just that and her artwork was born. Using design techniques from her days in fashion design, Andrea’s work is highly stylized and vibrant in color. Her characteristic use of rich color combinations and bold graphic lines never fail to impact the viewer.
Andrea’s philosophy about art is that it always doesn’t have to be complicated in content to be effective. Playful and fun use of bright colors, bold lines and shapes can invoke as much emotion as any complicated piece of work. Andrea has exhibited locally and nationally, eventually catching the attention of legendary Cpop Gallery in Detroit, which led to a stellar group show opening which drew a crowd of hundreds in one night. Andrea is currently working on commissioned work and is doing CD covers and show flyers for bands in the tri-state area.
Andrea Ramirez was born in Costa Rica in 1974 and lived in the Jamaican town of Port Limon during her early childhood. The colorful vibrancy of this Costa Rican Caribbean town can be seen in the colorful scheme of Andrea's work. Later in her childhood Andrea's parents moved to New Jersey where she had to adapt to her new environments and language.
Living close to New York City, Andrea would often take trips with her father to New York where she learned to appreciate the culture of New York which was at its pop height in the early 80's with the popularity of pop artists
Andy Warhol and Basquiat. This colorful pop culture world reminded her of the vibrant Carribean town she left behind.
Never forgetting her early childhood roots and falling in love with her new chaotic city living Andrea gained the tools of imagination she needed to create her own unique style of pop art. Her combination of rich vibrant colors and the loud bold lines in her work is a blueprint of Andrea's colorful background.
People who appreciate the beauty of art, music, and anything that is unique,unusual, and creative!
A child of the 80's I love any and all 80's music. Other stuff I listen to (in no particular order): Billy Idol, David Bowie, Mazzy Star, Bjork, Green Day, Prodigy, Clash, Muddy Waters, Duran Duran, Celia Cruz, Amy Winehouse, Rasputina, Sepultura, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure, Robert Randolph (my Irvington brother), and I love reggae music because it's in my blood!! One sure thing you won't find on my list is country music...that fucking shit just sucks!!
Anything and everything Tim Burton and Russ Meyers.
At the moment it's Project Runway, Ghost Hunters, Anthony Bourdain No Reservations, Miami Ink, BBC's Dr. Who (this show rocks your brain) Little People Big World (believe me I can relate)Old favorites: The Young Ones, the Monkees TV show, Benny Hill, the old silent classic Harold Lloyd, Nickelodeon's 80's show Pinwheel which played my favorite cartoon "Simon In the Land of Chalk Drawings", and last but not least the show with that cute little mouse Topo Gigio.
I don't think I have the patience to read books. Actually I hate books but i do love magazines. Juxtapoz Magazine is always a must to have.
My parents, my sister and my son Simon.