About The Work
Often drawing on autobiographical, sociological, or art historical sources, the work of unconventional artist Sterling Ruby challenges formality—regarding defacement as a painterly exercise. In this unique work, the artist focuses the extinguishing of twin candles, the absence of fire replaced by hand pencilled smoke plumes.
About Sterling Ruby
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: 2020 Vision
- Interviews & Features: INTERVIEW: Sterling Ruby 'In America, often the response to negative aspects of the system is to retreat to platitudes about morals and family values. In this way nothing is achieved.'
- Art 101: A Look at Sterling Ruby's Grim Ceramic Sculptures
- News & Events: Why Does Phaidon's Vitamin P3 Survey of Contemporary Painting Matter?
- Interviews & Features: 21 Artists to Watch This September
Work on Paper
Collage and pencil on paper
20.75 x 16.75 in
52.7 x 42.5 cm
Certificate of authenticity
About The Work
Often drawing on autobiographical, sociological, or art historical sources, the work of unconventional artist Sterling Ruby challenges formality—regarding defacement as a painterly exercise. In this unique work, the artist focuses the extinguishing of twin candles, the absence of fire replaced by hand pencilled smoke plumes.
About Sterling Ruby
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: 2020 Vision
- Interviews & Features: INTERVIEW: Sterling Ruby 'In America, often the response to negative aspects of the system is to retreat to platitudes about morals and family values. In this way nothing is achieved.'
- Art 101: A Look at Sterling Ruby's Grim Ceramic Sculptures
- News & Events: Why Does Phaidon's Vitamin P3 Survey of Contemporary Painting Matter?
- Interviews & Features: 21 Artists to Watch This September
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