September 17, 2018
2-TIMES · Art
Sterling Ruby,
‘DRFTRS and WIDW’
@ Xavier Hufkens
—
“The tension between
oppositional forces —
such as movement
& stasis or minimalism
& maximalism — is a
hallmark of Ruby’s
oeuvre...”
Sterling Ruby:
(b. 1972 Bitburg,
Germany) lives and
works in Los Angeles.
The WIDW paintings:
(an acronym for ‘window’)
are executed in acrylic,
oil paint, and collaged
fragments of cardboard
and textile on canvas.
—
In their composite
nature, they closely
relate to the DRFTRS
works on paper. But
the materials used
in this series reflect
yet another form of
archaeology: the
excavation of the
artist’s studio.
The DRFTRS:
(an acronym of ‘drifter’)
are hybrid collages in
which cut-and-pasted
images occupy
expressionistic
landscapes.
—
These nomadic elements,
drifting through painterly
space, are extracted
from a vast image bank
compiled by the artist.
On view at:
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
—
6 & 107 rue St-Georges,
St-Jorisstraat 1050
Brussels, Belgium.
Closes:
October 20, 2018.