Javier Ruíz - One night show at PIERMARQ* Sydney. Curatorial Text by Victoria Rivers
It is impossible not to go to the deepest culture of Spain in the work of Javier Ruiz, a new sparkle and a new narrative that explores the most innate of the human being, the search and keep looking ... the what ... to where and why ... is something that this artist shows us.
Espectáculo de una noche / One Night first Show at PIERMARQ* Gallery, Sydney
The work of the Artist and contemporary Painter Javier Ruiz is a lyrical poem in its aesthetic plenitude.
In his work each composition is shaped from the gesture and the desire to explore human nature with the purest emotional plastic.
The appearance of `dead nature´ but brimming with life, his pieces show human passions, feelings and vital reflections, contorted in the midst of landscapes harmonies.
Piermarq* Gallery presents Javier Ruiz
PIERMARQ* Gallery is pleased to present: Espectáculo de una noche / One Night Show, the first solo show of the Spanish artist, Javier Ruiz in the gallery.
In this new exhibition of the artist, One Night Show, mysterious characters perform an opera from Ruiz’s imagination, based on Spanish oral tradition and folklore.
Combining elements of still life with nomadic people, tribal masks and pagan rituals, the series tells a story of passion, love, hate and symbolic images related to cante jondo flamenco.
ONE NIGHT SHOW - Text by Victoria Rivers
The tinkling of stars can be glimpsed in the night sky, while the sound of clashing coins and the sweet sound of broken hearts resounds.
In this magical and ephemeral scenario, we find the caravans of the gypsies on the dusty paths, where the past and the present of the eternal journey without destination intertwine.
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The flamenco soul, made of emotion and feeling generates this sacred ritual and the gypsy nomads dance under the flamenco spell that follows the star of fortune; that fleeting star, like life, that between flashes and shadows weaves the tapestry of passions and tragedies.
Javier Ruíz: Detail ->Aguanta cerca de mÍ como aguante el último pétalo antes de caer - Óleo sobre lienzo, 54 x 73 cm, 2024 | Image Courtesy of Artist and Gallery
One Night Show is an opera that shows us the sound of the flamenco spirit, that ancestral lament that springs from the deepest part of our being, searching for freedom and redemption.
The spark capable of giving warmth to a whole wandering people.
Passion, drama, mystery and miracle are interwoven in a cultural fabric that transcends time and space, manifesting itself through the vibrant energy of each composition, transporting us to the world of intense emotions and universal human conflicts.
Javier Ruíz: Empezar de nuevo - Óleo sobre lienzo, 40 x 50 cm, 2024 (Details) | Image Courtesy of Artist and Gallery
In this new metaphor, Javier Ruiz briefly illuminates some of these stories, where ancient histories and the relentless quest to capture the essence of the human condition intertwine, leaving their mark on the vast landscape.
Victoria Rivers
About the Artist Javier Ruiz :
Javier Ruiz (Jaén, 1989) studies, learning and years of searching are left behind to talk about this young painter who feeds on contemporaneity to generate a vital reflection.
Javier Ruíz: Que este baile sea solo nuestro, amor - Detail | Image Courtesy of Artist and Gallery
His work is characterized by showing from the figurative scenography of his compositions and the expressive force of his painting, human behavior and internal drives that plague our existence.
His romantic and decadent atmospheres allow us to approach the most lascivious human instincts, works of addictive character that are mitigated thanks to nature as regent in each of his compositions.
Javier Ruiz lives and works in La Carolina, Jaén, Spain.
His work is included in private and public collections such as Museum Voorlinden, NL and The Green Family Foundation, US.
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Additional Infos about the Exhibition via PIERMARQ* Gallery Sydney
Victoria Rivers (1984, Zaragoza, Spain) is an art curator and writer whose work researches contemporary forms of thought and creation.
She has worked in various platforms, art fairs, and art management companies in Spain and abroad. In her podcast "Conversations with VdeVictoria," she reflects on art processes and the current scene from the artist's perspective.
Currently, her focus is on managing and promoting contemporary creation and developing thought narratives that reflect today's societal movements.
