Sterling Ruby Art

American, b. 1972

Sterling Ruby’s work engages with issues related to autobiography, art history, and the violence and pressures within society. Employing diverse aesthetic strategies and mediums—including sculpture, drawing, collage, ceramics, painting, and video—he examines the tensions between fluidity and stasis, Expressionism and Minimalism, the abject and the pristine. Born on Bitburg Air Base, Germany, to an American father and a Dutch mother, Ruby moved at a young age to the United States, where he grew up on a farm in southeastern Pennsylvania. There he encountered Amish quilt-making and Pennsylvania redware pottery, both of which directly inspired his initial forays into garment-making, soft sculpture, and ceramics. Ruby graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, in 1996. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002, followed by an MFA from the ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California, in 2005. Living and working in Los Angeles, Ruby draws endless inspiration from the city’s physical and conceptual landscape. A subseries of the SP paintings (2007–14), the VIVIDS (2014), are electric color fields inspired by the shifting, multihued skies that he encounters on his way to the studio, while the SUBMARINE (2015) and TABLES (2015 –19) series were created from hulking industrial parts sourced nearby. Ruby’s work often deals with the ways in which acts of defacement, like urban demarcation and graffiti, can produce a painterly sublime. Both in his YARD paintings (2015–16) and in his WIDW paintings (2016–), he taps into the speed and motion of collage, incorporating bleached fabric and cardboard scraps and combining abstract color fields with fragments of studio refuse. Continually pushing the boundaries between artistic mediums, Ruby launched a ready-to-wear clothing line in 2019.

Artist: Sterling Ruby

Sterling RubySterling Ruby American Flag Denim Chianti Flag Tapestry Wall Hanging Pop Art, 2015

$5,500

Sterling Ruby American Flag Denim Chianti Flag Tapestry Wall Hanging Pop Art

By Sterling Ruby

Located in Surfside, FL

Sterling Ruby (American, b. 1972) 2015 CHINATI FLAG (DNM) Tag printed with SR STUDIO LA CA printed with handwritten edition number Ed # 88/100 Hand signed "Sterling Ruby" in black pe...

Category

2010s American Modern Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Fabric

Sterling RubyThe Martyr, 2006

$184,000

The Martyr

By Sterling Ruby

Located in London, GB

Sterling Ruby The Martyr, 2006 Urethane, foam, paint and t-shirt, in 2 parts 26.7 x 199.4 x 114.3 cm 10 1/2 x 78 1/2 x 45 inches Embracing an omnivorous approach to material, Sterli...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Sterling RubySterling Ruby, Sunrise, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, 2019

$1,708

Sterling Ruby, Sunrise, Contemporary Art, 21st Century

By Sterling Ruby

Located in Hamburg, DE

Sterling Ruby (American, b. 1972) Sunrise, 2019 Medium: Digital Print Dimensions: 11 × 12 in (27.9 × 30.5 cm) Edition of 100: Hand signed and numbered Condition: Mint

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Digital

Sterling RubyDeep Orange, 2016

$9,200

Deep Orange

By Sterling Ruby

Located in London, GB

Sterling Ruby Deep Orange, 2016 Signed and dated in pencil on the reverse, with edition by SRS in pencil on the reverse, Screenprint and Gicleé with spot varnish in colours on wove p...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Giclée, Screen

Sterling RubyCarvings 1-5 Chromogenic Print Set, Abstract Style, Framed, 2000-2009, 2006

$22,000

Carvings 1-5 Chromogenic Print Set, Abstract Style, Framed, 2000-2009

By Sterling Ruby

Located in New York, NY

Carvings 1-5 by Sterling Ruby is one work in five parts of images of tree carvings. Sold as a set of five only, each work is 36 x 36 inches framed size, framed by the artist in a deep mahogany finished wood. Paper size is 31.5 x 31.5 inches. Chromogenic print, Edition of 3 Exhibition: Cologne, Galerie Christian Nagel, Sterling Ruby: Supermax 2006, March 4-April 2 Provenance: Artist Hauser...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

C Print

Sterling RubyEXHM (3839), 2012

Price Upon Request

EXHM (3839)

By Sterling Ruby

Located in San Francisco, CA

Collage and urethane on cardboard

Category

2010s Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Paper, Cardboard

Kory TwaddleBasement Systems, 2019

$1,150

H 18 in W 12 in D 0.2 in

Basement Systems

By Kory Twaddle

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Basement Systems Materials : Acrylic, tempera, gouache, and glitter glue on cardboard drawing pad back Date : 2019 Dimensions : 18 x 12 x .2 in. Kory ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

Damien HirstOriginal Damien Hirst, 2022, Signed, Nūr Jahān (H10-2) from The Empresses, 2022

$4,000

H 39.38 in W 39.38 in

Original Damien Hirst, 2022, Signed, Nūr Jahān (H10-2) from The Empresses

By Damien Hirst

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Damien Hirst Title: Nūr Jahān (H10-2) Medium: Laminated giclee print with screenprinted glitter on aluminum composite panel Date: 2022 Edition: 1946/3041 Sheet Size: 39 3/8" ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Glitter, Giclée, Screen

Bob GleasonBob Gleason - Halloween 40th Anniversary Ed. - Contemporary Cinema Movie Poster, 2020

$650

H 36 in W 24 in

Bob Gleason - Halloween 40th Anniversary Ed. - Contemporary Cinema Movie Poster

Located in Asheville, NC

Halloween 40th Anniversary Screen Print by Bob Gleason: To celebrate one of our favorite film franchise’s 40th anniversary, a phenomenal looking new...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Laser, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment...

Stuart DavisEggbeater 1: 34 Square inch Limited Edition Silk Scarf, for the Whitney Museum, 1980

$700

H 10 in W 10 in

Eggbeater 1: 34 Square inch Limited Edition Silk Scarf, for the Whitney Museum

By Stuart Davis

Located in New York, NY

Stuart Davis Eggbeater No. 1 Silk Scarf, ca. 1980 100% silks scarf 34 × 34 inches (the smaller measurements shown are after the scarf is folded, to minimize shipping costs, as it sh...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Silk, Screen

$2,950

H 24.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in

“Chinoi Plaque #2” Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Etched Bronze & Pewter Wall Plaque

Located in Yardley, PA

In “Chinoi #2,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone boy sits with...

Category

1960s American Modern Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Monty Montgomery"Moment #29", Mixed Media Artwork, Abstract Geometric, Hand Embellished, 2017

$400

H 16 in W 16.1 in D 1.4 in

"Moment #29", Mixed Media Artwork, Abstract Geometric, Hand Embellished

By Monty Montgomery

Located in San Diego, CA

This is a mixed-media artwork by Monty Montgomery. Its dimensions are 16 x 16.1 x 1.4 and it is Hand Embellished Giclee print on Canvas with UV Gloss Varnish. A certificate of authen...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Giclée

Kory TwaddleAutumn Biogram of the Nelson, 2011

$1,150

H 24 in W 18 in D 0.1 in

Autumn Biogram of the Nelson

By Kory Twaddle

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Kory Twaddle "Autumn Biogram of the Nelson" Newsprint, graphite, conté crayon pastel, charcoal, beeswax, cardboard, paper, gingko leaves, stickers, and Mixed Media on drawi...

Category

2010s Abstract Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

Previously Available Items

Sterling RubySunrise, Contemporary Art, 21st Century, 2019

Sold

H 10.99 in W 12.01 in

Sunrise, Contemporary Art, 21st Century

By Sterling Ruby

Located in Hamburg, DE

Sterling Ruby (American, b. 1972) Sunrise, 2019 Medium: Digital Print Dimensions: 11 × 12 in (27.9 × 30.5 cm) Edition of 100: Hand signed and numbered Condition: Mint

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Digital

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