Luis Ramirez

“Vineyard Shadow II”
Oil and Pencil on Canvas

Minimum Bid: $600

Statement
This piece explores vehicles owned by Latin American farm laborers in Santa Barbara County. Ostensibly these vehicles are modified and intended for urban use, instead they are found beside commercial agriculture fields. Typically covered in dust with muddy tires, they exemplify cultural trends that these immigrants find suitable to assimilate in a foreign country.

Bio
Luis Ramirez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and currently lives and works in Southern California. He grew up in rural Santa Ynez, studied at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangzhou, China and California State University, Long Beach where he received his BFA in Drawing and Painting. Ramirez’s paintings analyze the intimate experiences of family within the culture of California’s agricultural community.