João Ruas (b. 1981) is a visual artist from São Paulo. A Bachelor in Graphic Design, he has worked inside studios in the United Kingdom and Brazil before dedicating himself exclusively to personal artwork and illustration.
" João Ruas paints a haunting world inhabited by enigmatic figures and regal beasts awash in a maelstrom of mysterious energies. His explorations of the darker realms of the spirit evoke states of emotional turmoil, spiritual hunger and troubled passion. Weaving together history, mythology and cryptic symbolism in a misty dreamscape where twilight is ever at hand and the bounds of gravity seem optional, he describes an ethereal mythos that is somehow deeply personal and disquietingly universal at the same time. "- Amanda Erlanson
GROUP
January 2012 - Supersonic Electronic
Group Show
Spoke Art Gallery
San Francisco, CA - USA
March 2011 - Lined in Lead
Group Show
Gallery Nucleus
Los Angeles, CA - USA
December 2010 - 5 Year Show
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
January 2010 - A Cry for Help
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
December 2009 - Art Basel
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Miami, FL- USA
November 2009 - Winter Pop-up
Group Show
LeBasse Projects
New York, NY - USA
September 2009 - Spectrum Exhibition
Group Show
Society of Illustrators
New York, NY - USA
December 2008 - Art Basel
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Miami, FL- USA
November 2008 - Drawing Room
Curated by A. Kawasaki
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
January 2012 - Supersonic Electronic
Group Show
Spoke Art Gallery
San Francisco, CA - USA
March 2011 - Lined in Lead
Group Show
Gallery Nucleus
Los Angeles, CA - USA
December 2010 - 5 Year Show
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
January 2010 - A Cry for Help
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
December 2009 - Art Basel
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Miami, FL- USA
November 2009 - Winter Pop-up
Group Show
LeBasse Projects
New York, NY - USA
September 2009 - Spectrum Exhibition
Group Show
Society of Illustrators
New York, NY - USA
December 2008 - Art Basel
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Miami, FL- USA
November 2008 - Drawing Room
Curated by A. Kawasaki
Group Show
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
SOLO
November 2011 - "YORE"
Solo
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
May 2010 - "III"
Mini-solo
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
May 2009 "Inner Myth Pt. 1"
Mini-solo
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
November 2011 - "YORE"
Solo
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
May 2010 - "III"
Mini-solo
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
May 2009 "Inner Myth Pt. 1"
Mini-solo
Thinkspace Gallery
Los Angeles, CA - USA
For more information and questions regarding originals, prints and books please contact this email : eidolonfinearts@gmail.com
Personal email :
joao@feral-kid.com
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