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ADRIAN ARIAS is a Peruvian prize-winning poet, visual artist, curator and cultural promoter, working and living in The Bay Area of San Francisco, CA since 2000, with experience in visual arts, video, photography, poetry and cultural promotion.
His visual art, like his poetry, explores the absurd, the sensuality of elements, and the connection between reality and dreams.
He uses found objects, boxes, clothes, doors, drawings, photography and writing poetry on canvas. He also creates video installations. Arias has participated in international exhibitions in individual and collective shows in Japan, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Peru and the US.
His four published books of poetry include: “Habits” (1984),“Dreams & Paranoia” (1996), “Divine Punishment” (1999), and “26-10-2028” (2000), as well as a collection of limited special editions from all his poetry readings.
His poetry appears in anthologies in Peru, Spain and the US.

Adrian publishes poems on his blog Poemadeldiaadrian.blogspot.com and an English version, translated by Nina Serrano poemofthedayadrian.blogspot.com

Adrian is the creator of ILLUSION SHOW and the producer of VIDEOFEST at MCCLA

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ADRIAN ARIAS (Peru 1961) poeta, artista visual y performer peruano radicado en el Area de la Bahía de San Francisco desde el 2000. Tiene experiencia trabajando en la interacción de la imagen y la palabra. Ha publicado 4 libros de poesia y uno de fotografia. Ha obtenido importantes premios y reconocimientos internacionales en artes visuales y poesia en USA, Canada, Italia, Francia, Japon, España y Perú . Ha realizado talleres de poesia y video en Mexico, San Francisco y Madrid. Su trabajo multidisciplinario ha sido presentado en galerías y teatros de Santo Domingo, Paris, Lima, New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Mexico.

Sus cuatro libros publicados en Lima, peru han obtenido premios. Ademas publica periodicamente ediciones especiales para sus recitales y tambien lo hace en la web en su POEMA DEL DIA.

Adrian creo el evento anual ILLUSION, el festival de arte de la mujer durante 2004-2008 LUNA NEGRA y es productor del festival y concurso de video, San Francisco Video Fest 2004-2009.

photos by Tania Leullieux