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Daniel Ruanova
Untitled,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova, Untitled,
2008, Sculpture, mixed media
Defense,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova, Defense,
2008, Oil on canvas, 8' x 10'
© Daniel Ruanova/
Civic Project installation w/ Defense painting,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova,
Civic Project installation w/ Defense painting,
2008-2009, Painting and sculptures, Dim. variable
© Daniel Ruanova / seminalprojects.com
DEFEND,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova, DEFEND,
2009, Galvanized steel, screws, 10 x 25 x 12.5 feet overall
© Daniel Ruanova / www.seminalprojects.com
SECURITY,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova, SECURITY,
2009, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 132 in
TERROR IST,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova, TERROR IST,
2009, acrylic on canvas, 52” x 61”
© couturier gallery
Espina Mutante/ Mutant throrn ,Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova, Espina Mutante/ Mutant throrn ,
2008, melted plastic toys, 11.75 x 11.75 x 31 14
Anuncio punto (Announcement Point ),Daniel RuanovaDaniel Ruanova,
Anuncio punto (Announcement Point ),
2006, Graphite, ink and acrylic on paper, 26.25" x 32.75" ; 28" x 20-½"
© Couturier Gallery
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> QUICK FACTS
BIRTHPLACE:  
Mexicali, México
BIRTH YEAR:  
1976
LIVES IN:  
Tijuana, México
WORKS IN:  
Tijuana, México
ADDRESS:  
Calle Eucalipto # 3811, Cubillas sur, 22410 Tijuana, CA, Mexico
PHONE:  
011 52 664 204 4891
REPRESENTING GALLERIES:  
Kunstraum H&H, Arcaute Arte Contemporaneo, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects
TAGS:  
drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, mixed-media
> STATEMENT

Daniel Ruanova works with a variety of materials, often transforming canvases and found objects into unexpected forms. Despite his interest in drawing from popular culture, Ruanova is keenly aware of the formal concerns in painting and sculpture, and works to push the traditional boundaries of these media through his unconventional use of materials. Sometimes his sculptures take form of abstracted guns, at other times Ruanova builds his three dimensional works out of an assemblage of colorful plastic guns, tanks, and toy soldiers. He uses the fictitious worlds of children´s toys, videogames, and comic books to create an ironic take on the current realities of war and violence. Whether paying a tongue-in-cheek homage to the power and might of fictional American superheroes, or producing intensely layered paintings whose abstract compositions are built from hyper-graphic images of targets, explosions, gunshot holes, and camouflage, Ruanova presents a political commentary that is informed by the direct relationship of living at the border with the Unites States, but is global rather than local in its scope.
(text from Catalogue: Strange New World / Art and Deign from Tijuana, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego)

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> EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Upcoming Exhibitions and Events
Jan, 2010 MexiCali Biennial 09/10
Ben Maltz Gallery
 
Past Exhibitions and Events
Jun, 2009 Daniel Ruanova: FEAR IS GOD
Couturier Gallery
 
Feb, 2009 New Contemporaries II
Noel-Baza Fine Art
 
Feb, 2009 DEFEND:SECURITY - Constructs of a People Fearing Society
Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects
 
Sep, 2008 War as a Way of Life
18th Street Arts Center
 
Jul, 2008 A Room of One's Own
Terra Sur
 
Jul, 2008 A Room of One's Own
Terra Sur, Playas de Tijuana
 
Dec, 2007 Circus Year
Circus Gallery
 
Jul, 2007 SIZE
Circus Gallery
 



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