Chuck Ramirez at the Momentary (Title TBD )
Chuck Ramirez (1962-2010) was a San Antonio-based artist with a reverence for material culture. For many years, his day job was as a graphic designer and art director for the Texas grocery chain H-E-B . In his commercial work, he helped sell products that lined store shelves and filled home pantries. Ramirez’s photographs will prompt viewers to consider that the goods people buy, consume, discard, or treasure are more than just things; they are evidence of life . In the photographs, the artist positioned material culture as reflections of humanity, community, memory, and loss.
In his artwork, Ramirez often recast commercial products as windows onto the people who consumed them. Ramirez’s affinity for everyday “stuff” was a continuous thread throughout his practice. The artist’s ability to find wonder in the ordinary takes center stage in this exhibition.
Free, no tickets required.
Chuck Ramirez,
Seven Days:
Rancher Plate
, 2004
Pigment inkjet print
48 in. x 60 in.
The Estate of Chuck Ramirez and
Ruiz
-
Healy Art, New York
|
San Antonio
Chuck Ramirez,
Candy Tray: Black Heart
, 2008
; 2021
Pigment inkjet print
48 in. x 48 in.
The Estate of Chuck Ramirez and
Ruiz
-
Healy Art, New York
|
San Antonio
Chuck Ramirez,
Peas
, 2002
Pigment inkjet print
84 in. x 60 in
.
The Estate of Chuck Ramirez and
Ruiz
-
Healy Art, New York
|
San Antonio