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Ricardo Ruiz is a visual artist based in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Biography

Ricardo Ruiz (also known as Ricardo Ruiz the Elder) was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he still resides. Ruiz could draw before he could even talk and by the age of three he could draw on command. His works are inspired by curanderismo, a traditional folk medicine of Mexico. His paintings are similar in style, and he is influenced by, Hieronymus Bosch, Kerry James Marshall, and Gregory Gillespie. Ruiz primarily works in oil, watercolors, and acrylic, and his paintings focus on Chicano culture, and his own family heritage. His son, Ricardo V. Ruiz, is an artist and printmaker. Richardo Ruiz the Elder has been working as an artist for over 35 years.

Education

Ruiz obtained his bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1984 from Corpus Christi State University. Twenty-two years later he returned to graduate school to get his master's degree in fine arts from Texas A&M, Corpus Christi in 2014.

Artworks

One of Ruiz' well known pieces is his Love Songs for the Palomia, a painting of a grackle wearing a fez hat and in front of a bright green background. He used a grackle as his subject because in Corpus Christi they would always be around him since he was a child. However, he had never seen a dead one so it became an inside joke that grackles have the same longevity as humans which would also give them the same abilities to be civilized as well. The word “Palomia” is slang for “people of the neighborhood” which Ruiz considers an endearing name for the people around him. Many of Ruiz’ inspirations come from a blend of Renaissance art, Catholicism, folklore, and Mexican American culture. Other artists Ruiz finds inspiring are Frida Kahlo, Gregory Gillespie, Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, and Donald Wilson. His work is described as examining “the commonality of the life experience.”

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • 2015 at the Norman Artwalk inside the Dope Chapel.
  • 2019, There Is Something I Want To Tell You. The Narrative Paintings of Ricardo Ruiz, at the Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery at Laredo College.

Group exhibitions

  • 1985 - Texas A&M University's Weil Gallery
  • 1986 - Art Museum of Southern Texas
  • 1999 - Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art

Collections

Ricardo Ruiz's works can be found in the permanent collection of Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Texas A&M University Weil Gallery, and the Art Museum of Southern Texas.

References

  1. ^ "Ricardo Ruiz | Redbud Gallery | Houston". redbud-gallery. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ "Ricardo Ruiz the Elder". Full Court Press. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. Harpo Foundation (June 2018). "Ricardo Ruiz: Native American Residency Fellow".
  4. ^ "Ricardo Ruiz the Elder – CUCUY.STUDIO". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. Hackleman, Ester (November 27, 2015). "Corpus Christi Artists Share Family Legacy Through Art". Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
  6. "Ricardo V. Ruiz". Artist Printmaker/Photographer Research Collection ● AP/RC ● Art Division of the Museum of Texas Tech University. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  7. "Corpus Christi artists share family legacy through art". www.caller.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  8. ^ Boyd, Robert. "Ricardo Ruiz's Neighborhood". Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  9. "Interview: Corpus Christi artist Ricardo Ruiz". Oxford Karma. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  10. "Laredo College". www.laredo.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  11. Gonzales, Paul. "Cheech takes Chicano culture out of barrio and into mainstream". mysoutex. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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