Ruiz, a Mexican-American artist based in Los Angeles, creates artworks concerned with issues of queer and Latinx identity. Her art incorporates materials including thrift store furniture and carcinogenic insulation foam. Through sculptural installations with found objects, Ruiz considers the material culture that shapes social and domestic experiences, noting: “A lot of my work talks about finding a home in things… Coming from an immigrant household, the search for home is something very personal to me.”
Gabriela Ruiz, Untitled (Yellow Love Seat)
2019
Ruiz, una artista mexicanoamericana radicada en Los Ángeles, crea obras de arte relacionadas con temas de identidad queer y latinx. Su arte incorpora materiales que incluyen muebles de tiendas de segunda mano y espuma aislante carcinógena. Por medio de instalaciones escultóricas con objetos encontrados, Ruiz considera la cultura material que da forma a las experiencias sociales y domésticas, señalando: "Gran parte de mi trabajo habla de encontrar un hogar en las cosas... Viniendo de un hogar de inmigrantes, la búsqueda de un hogar es algo muy personal para mí".
Gabriela Ruiz, American, born 1991
Untitled (Yellow Love Seat), 2019
found chairs, urns, wood skewers, insulation foam, and acrylic
Gift of Julian Bermudez, Bermudez Projects Los Angeles
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