Rodrigo Ruiz (Querétaro, 1978). Architect and artist, focuses his artistic exercise in the production of paintings and sculptures with an outstanding emphasis in the use of raw materials. In his pieces, Ruiz projects his fascination for abstract expressionism, taking it to a tridimensional realm and commanding those materials to tell us a bigger story. Many layers of oil paint get torn to reveal what is beneath them, be it wood or metal, placed in impossible burning or fragmented patterns. Rodrigo’s artistic manipulation of materials compels him to look at reality from a different perspective and invites the audience to follow him in that journey.

“I developed an interest in creating art since I was a child. I was enticed by what was visually stimulating and by my curiosity towards the art forms and expressions to which I had access from a very young age. My degree in architecture was a robust starting point that gave me the knowledge of structure and materials that I would later apply directly to my paintings and sculptures. I find raw materials to be profoundly provocative. I see a world of expressive possibilities as the layers of paint, materials and images appear before me in the same manner as internal struggles, contradictions and the patterns hidden under our skin come to light. I force myself to look at things from a different perspective and my goal is to share that vision with my audience.”