JOSÉ VÁZQUES RAMÍREZ
José Vázques Ramírez is an artist based in Dallas, Texas. He primarily engages with oil paint but also ventures into sculpture, installation, as well as interactive and performance art.
Born in Jalapa de Serra, Mexico, and raised in the piney woods of East Texas, José leverages his multicultural heritage to shape his creative vision. Growing up in a low-income household, he spent most summers and school holidays laboring alongside his family and other undocumented immigrant workers. During this period, he acquired an early understanding of construction materials and began to grasp the singularity of his upbringing. Following the death of his mother when he was four, his father raised him and his younger brother alone after his half-siblings were adopted by their biological uncle. After enduring years of living undocumented, José was granted Texas residency through the DACA program.
These formative experiences profoundly inform his artistic practice, eliciting dialogues on immigration, loss, solidarity, machismo, and the first-generation experience. Construction materials such as pallet wood and concrete help shape the foundation of his vision by providing a juxtaposition of fine art and non-traditional design. Most notable are the pieces that must be “broken into” or “revealed” through the shattering of a concrete layer over the surface of his paintings. By allowing the viewers to participate in the activity he hopes to not only question the intersection of visual and performative art but also invite viewers to question their role in the conversation surrounding his intended themes.
With the opportunities afforded by DACA, José graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton with a BFA in Studio Art, specializing in drawing and painting. An emerging creative in the Dallas-Fort Worth art scene, José has exhibited his work in both solo and group shows at esteemed galleries such as Arts Fort Worth, 500x, and Craighead Green, among others. Having ventured into a career of art installation, Jose has become a crucial member of the Meow Wolf Project Team and has worked on both of their Texas exhibits so far.
JOSÉ VÁZQUES RAMÍREZ
José Vázques Ramírez is an artist based in Dallas, Texas. He primarily engages with oil paint but also ventures into sculpture, installation, as well as interactive and performance art.
Born in Jalapa de Serra, Mexico, and raised in the piney woods of East Texas, José leverages his multicultural heritage to shape his creative vision. Growing up in a low-income household, he spent most summers and school holidays laboring alongside his family and other undocumented immigrant workers. During this period, he acquired an early understanding of construction materials and began to grasp the singularity of his upbringing. Following the death of his mother when he was four, his father raised him and his younger brother alone after his half-siblings were adopted by their biological uncle. After enduring years of living undocumented, José was granted Texas residency through the DACA program.
These formative experiences profoundly inform his artistic practice, eliciting dialogues on immigration, loss, solidarity, machismo, and the first-generation experience. Construction materials such as pallet wood and concrete help shape the foundation of his vision by providing a juxtaposition of fine art and non-traditional design. Most notable are the pieces that must be “broken into” or “revealed” through the shattering of a concrete layer over the surface of his paintings. By allowing the viewers to participate in the activity he hopes to not only question the intersection of visual and performative art but also invite viewers to question their role in the conversation surrounding his intended themes.
With the opportunities afforded by DACA, José graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton with a BFA in Studio Art, specializing in drawing and painting. An emerging creative in the Dallas-Fort Worth art scene, José has exhibited his work in both solo and group shows at esteemed galleries such as Arts Fort Worth, 500x, and Craighead Green, among others. Having ventured into a career of art installation, Jose has become a crucial member of the Meow Wolf Project Team and has worked on both of their Texas exhibits so far.
JOSÉ VÁZQUES RAMÍREZ
José Vázques Ramírez is an artist based in Dallas, Texas. He primarily engages with oil paint but also ventures into sculpture, installation, as well as interactive and performance art.
Born in Jalapa de Serra, Mexico, and raised in the piney woods of East Texas, José leverages his multicultural heritage to shape his creative vision. Growing up in a low-income household, he spent most summers and school holidays laboring alongside his family and other undocumented immigrant workers. During this period, he acquired an early understanding of construction materials and began to grasp the singularity of his upbringing. Following the death of his mother when he was four, his father raised him and his younger brother alone after his half-siblings were adopted by their biological uncle. After enduring years of living undocumented, José was granted Texas residency through the DACA program.
These formative experiences profoundly inform his artistic practice, eliciting dialogues on immigration, loss, solidarity, machismo, and the first-generation experience. Construction materials such as pallet wood and concrete help shape the foundation of his vision by providing a juxtaposition of fine art and non-traditional design. Most notable are the pieces that must be “broken into” or “revealed” through the shattering of a concrete layer over the surface of his paintings. By allowing the viewers to participate in the activity he hopes to not only question the intersection of visual and performative art but also invite viewers to question their role in the conversation surrounding his intended themes.
With the opportunities afforded by DACA, José graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton with a BFA in Studio Art, specializing in drawing and painting. An emerging creative in the Dallas-Fort Worth art scene, José has exhibited his work in both solo and group shows at esteemed galleries such as Arts Fort Worth, 500x, and Craighead Green, among others. Having ventured into a career of art installation, Jose has become a crucial member of the Meow Wolf Project Team and has worked on both of their Texas exhibits so far.