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 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 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

Erik PawassarReef - large format abstract photograph of sun reflections on coral reefs, 2025

$4,400

H 48 in W 72 in

Reef - large format abstract photograph of sun reflections on coral reefs

By Erik Pawassar

Located in San Francisco, CA

large format photograph of sun reflections on a coral reef water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

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, ...

Kat FlynFortress America, 2020

$2,000

H 14 in W 20 in D 12 in

Fortress America

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

assemblage sculpture: vintage wood fort with hand-painted graffiti, a vintage handmade wood carving of Uncle Sam & Trump, confederate flag scrap blindfold, metal chains, 4 vintage fl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Seymour ChwastReefer Madness, Marajuana - Pot - Cannabis - Cover Atlantic Monthly Magazine, 1994

$9,500

H 8.5 in W 11 in

Reefer Madness, Marajuana - Pot - Cannabis - Cover Atlantic Monthly Magazine

By Seymour Chwast

Located in Miami, FL

Gouache, Crayon, Pencil, Film on Paper, not framed Cover Atlantic Monthly Magazine August 1994

Category

1990s American Modern Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Nayla SaroufimHope (3/30) - Joyful Figurative Mixed Media Sculpture with Glossy Yellow Balloon, 2025

$2,000

H 28 in W 16 in D 7 in

Hope (3/30) - Joyful Figurative Mixed Media Sculpture with Glossy Yellow Balloon

By Nayla Saroufim

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nayla Saroufim’s contemporary sculptures translate optimism into form. Her works feel playful at first glance, then quietly persistent the longer you live with them. Working in metal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Alexander Calder"Les Vagues" Alexander Calder, Modernist, Red and Blue, Swirling Waves, 1975

$75,000

H 45.5 in W 63.75 in

"Les Vagues" Alexander Calder, Modernist, Red and Blue, Swirling Waves

By Alexander Calder

Located in New York, NY

Alexander Calder Les Vagues, 1975 Signed and Numbered 29 (on a label affixed to the reverse) Handwoven Aubusson wool tapestry 40 1/2 x 59 inches Edition 29/200 Provenance Truist Ban...

Category

1970s American Modern Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Tapestry, Wool

Marc SijanMarc Sijan "Security Guard" Sculpture, 2024

$83,000

H 72 in W 23 in

Marc Sijan "Security Guard" Sculpture

By Marc Sijan

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Sijan, Marc Title: Security Guard Date: 2024 Medium: Polyresin with oil paint and mixed media Signature: Signed lower leg Edition: Unique ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Oil

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, ...

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

The Connor BrothersTell Him I Was Too Fucking Busy--Or Vice Versa, 2020

$4,000

H 25.75 in W 16.25 in

Tell Him I Was Too Fucking Busy--Or Vice Versa

By The Connor Brothers

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this color giclée print with screen-printed varnish on white wove paper. Signed, dated in pencil lower right. Numbered 23/50 in pencil, lower left.

Category

2010s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Varnish, Color, Giclée, Screen

Marc SijanMarc Sijan "Pinky" Hyper realistic Sculpture, 2024

$83,000

H 63 in W 23 in

Marc Sijan "Pinky" Hyper realistic Sculpture

By Marc Sijan

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Sijan, Marc Title: Pinky Date: 2024 Medium: Polyresin with oil paint and mixed media Signature: Signed lower leg Edition: Unique Variant Marc Sijan (born 1946) is a Se...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sterling Ruby Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Oil

Kory TwaddleBlue Springs Semi Upper Level, 2010

$1,312

H 36 in W 24 in D 0.1 in

Blue Springs Semi Upper Level

By Kory Twaddle

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Blue Springs Semi Upper Level Materials : Colored pencil, marker, tempera, gouache, stickers, tape, glitter glue, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic, graphite...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric 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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