Sterling Ruby (1972) - photo 1

Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby is an American artist who works in a large variety of media including ceramics, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, video, and textiles. Often, his work is presented in large and densely packed installations. The artist has cited a diverse range of sources and influences including aberrant psychologies (particularly schizophrenia and paranoia), urban gangs and graffiti, hip-hop culture, craft, punk, masculinity, violence, public art, prisons, globalization, American domination and decline, waste and consumption. In opposition to the minimalist artistic tradition and influenced by the ubiquity of urban graffiti, the artist's works often appear scratched, defaced, camouflaged, dirty, or splattered. Proclaimed as one of the most interesting artists to emerge this century by New York Times art critic Roberta Smith, Ruby's work examines the psychological space where individual expression confronts social constraint. Sterling Ruby currently lives and works in Los Angeles. His studio is located in Vernon, south of downtown Los Angeles

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:21 january 1972, Bitburg, Germany
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Ceramist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Art style:Expressionism, Minimalism, Contemporary art

Creators USA

Mary Brush (1866 - 1949)
Mary Brush
1866 - 1949
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876 - 1966)
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
1876 - 1966
Todd Bienvenu (1980)
Todd Bienvenu
1980
Coco Young (1989)
Coco Young
1989
Florence Esté (1860 - 1926)
Florence Esté
1860 - 1926
Michael (Mike) Gallagher (1945)
Michael (Mike) Gallagher
1945
Douglas Gordon (1966)
Douglas Gordon
1966
Reynard Milici (1942)
Reynard Milici
1942
Hiram Powers (1805 - 1873)
Hiram Powers
1805 - 1873
Lee Oscar Lawrie (1877 - 1963)
Lee Oscar Lawrie
1877 - 1963
David Davidovich Burliuk (1882 - 1967)
David Davidovich Burliuk
1882 - 1967
Tom Levine (1945 - 2020)
Tom Levine
1945 - 2020
Mcarthur Binion (1946)
Mcarthur Binion
1946
Asher Brown Durand (1796 - 1886)
Asher Brown Durand
1796 - 1886
David Howell Rosenbaum (1908 - 1982)
David Howell Rosenbaum
1908 - 1982
John Nelson Battenberg (1931 - 2012)
John Nelson Battenberg
1931 - 2012

Creators Contemporary art

Jean Calogero (1922 - 2001)
Jean Calogero
1922 - 2001
Roberto Aizenberg (1928 - 1996)
Roberto Aizenberg
1928 - 1996
Herbert Kaufmann (1924 - 2011)
Herbert Kaufmann
1924 - 2011
Neil Jenney (1945)
Neil Jenney
1945
Marino Marini (1901 - 1980)
Marino Marini
1901 - 1980
Peter Witt (1966)
Peter Witt
1966
Heinz Werner (1928 - 2019)
Heinz Werner
1928 - 2019
Fyodor Vasilievich Antonov (1904 - 1991)
Fyodor Vasilievich Antonov
1904 - 1991
Ossip Zadkine (1890 - 1967)
Ossip Zadkine
1890 - 1967
Liu Fenghua (1956)
Liu Fenghua
1956
Julie Blackmon (1966)
Julie Blackmon
1966
Moritz Hasse (1972)
Moritz Hasse
1972
Victor Efimovich Tsigal (1916 - 2005)
Victor Efimovich Tsigal
1916 - 2005
Jedd Novatt (1958)
Jedd Novatt
1958
Konstantin Nikolaevich Istomin (1887 - 1942)
Konstantin Nikolaevich Istomin
1887 - 1942
Mary Weatherford (1963)
Mary Weatherford
1963