Ritchy Ruiz Véliz

Summary.
Ritchy Ruiz Véliz, is a Venezuelan visual artist based in Barcelona, Spain. His beginnings in art were influenced by graffiti and the concepts of postmodern painting.
As a member of the Venezuelan diaspora, today made up of millions of compatriots, his artistic work is nourished mainly by time, memory and remembrance, recurring themes among those who have had to emigrate from the country due to socioeconomic conditions.
This fragmented memory is what Ritchy captures in his works, in which he uses the patchwork technique, joining different pieces of canvas to offer a fragmented vision, thus achieving an image similar to the mechanism of memory.
In this way, texts, images and textile prints act as references to past times, when combined in a process -practically kinesthetic- of associative memories where smells, sounds, flavors, etc. are mixed.

Libertador Experimental University
Licensed in fine Arts. Caracas, Venezuela

"Serra i Abella" School of Art and Design
Degree in graphic design. Barcelona, Spain.

2024. Collblanc-la Torrassa Cultural Center. "Artnocal". Barcelona, Spain.

2023. Cultural Center, El Castell, La Nou de Gaìa. "La selva de cemento". Tarragona, Spain.

2022. LACONTRA. Center for the Creation and Diffusion of the Arts. "El Derrere". Barcelona, Spain.

2019. Center for the diffusion of visual arts, González & Sousa Foundation. "A era do vazio". Portugal, Lisbon.

2018. LACONTRA. Center for the Creation and Diffusion of the Arts. "Painting Rags". (Individual exhibition). Barcelona, Spain.

2017. CCCB. Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona. "Drap-Art". Barcelona, Spain.

2016. Gallery Beograd. "Remnants". Serbia-Montenegro.

2015. Exhibition space: DESDE DENTRO. "Retales". (Individual exhibition). Malaga, Spain.

2014. Gallery, Kunsthal Hof 88, Group exhibition: "Snack culture". Almelo, The Netherlands.

Museum of the Interoceanic Canal of Panama. "La moda y sus trapos". Panama.

Cotxeres-Casinet Civic Center, Barcelona City Council. "Destrucciones creativas". (Individual exhibition). Barcelona, Spain.

2013. Miami Cultural Complex. "Art fabric". Miami, Florida, USA.

Arizona State University Art Museum. "Art, painting and recycling". Tempe, Arizona. USA.

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