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Kris Ruhs
Born(1952-03-07)March 7, 1952
Queens New York, U.S.
EducationSchool of Visual Arts, New York City
Known forArt - Fine and Applied in all media

Kris Ruhs (New York City, March 7, 1952) is an American painter and sculptor. He also works on drawing, graphic arts, jewelry, ceramics and furniture designs.

Early life

Kris Andrew Ruhs was born in Queens, New York, on March 7, 1952, from a family of German extraction.

He grew up in New York City and from 1970 to 1973 attended The School of Visual Arts with Richard Artschwager.[1]

Career

In the 1970s worked on commercial assignments for various New York publications and emporiums. Had a group show with Art Consultant Elisabeth Ives Bartholet and a first solo show at Caravan House.

During this time Ruhs began the exploration of found materials that would remain one of the hallmarks of his work going forward. Moved studio from 168 East 66th Street to 45 West 18th Street.

In the 1980s: solo show at Richard Greene Gallery and began showing with Gary Lajeski and the Tower Gallery: New York and South Hampton. Several solo and group shows through the decade.

He began his first series of sculptures inspired by the wood discarded in the streets next to his studio on lower Broadway. Discards of various shapes and sizes become favored materials for him. Old wood is cut, scraped, carved, painted over and burned to give a new surface and shape that carries a deep, metaphorical weight.

These initial works of the 1980s will go on to create the template of future work and the artist's relationship to other materials. Collaborates with Cynthia Lennon on Atlanta mural. Develops ARTWEAR branding with friend Robert Lee Morris and starts making jewellery himself.

In the early 1990s Ruhs moved his studio from Chelsea to Lower Broadway and began his transition to Europe.

In the mid-1990s Ruhs closed his studio in New York and moved to a new studio in the heart of industrial Milan in two huge warehouse buildings with an interior courtyard.

The new location giving him space to work on the big sculptural pieces and installation. At this time he begins his experiments with ceramics and started a cycle of large metal sculptures.


He makes editorial illustrations for Italian Vogue.,[2][3][4][5] works on different design assignments in Berlin,[6] Seoul [7] and Tokyo.[8] as well as on big sculptural pieces and installation.

He designs furniture art pieces,[9][10] first produced in 1991 by Giulio Cappellini for Cappellini Arte [11][12][13] and creates architectural installations [14][15][16] [17] [18][19] and furniture design.[20][21][22][23]

He creates jewelry art pieces in ebony, brass, silver and gold for collectors and designers [24][25][26][27] with the same dimensional aspects as his other artworks.

In the late 1990s Ruhs starts a studio in Paris in the 18th district, an industrial metal-framed building of the Eiffel period. As he continued to pursue his personal art, his reputation as a designer leads to several assignments around the world [28][29] [30][31][32] [33]

Publications

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Solo exhibitions

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Group exhibitions

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References

  1. ^ "Biography". Kris Ruhs. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Vogue Italia, July 1996
  3. ^ Vogue Italia, February 1995
  4. ^ Uomo Vogue, February 1994
  5. ^ Vogue Italia, May 1993
  6. ^ "Quartier 206, Berlin". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  7. ^ 10 Corso Como Seoul
  8. ^ http://www.10corsocomo.com/#tokyo_photogallery/ 10 Corso Como Comme des Garçons
  9. ^ Casa Vogue, May 1993[page needed]
  10. ^ Panorama Italy, April 1992[page needed]
  11. ^ "Kris Ruhs". Cappellini. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  12. ^ Abitare. September 1991[page needed]
  13. ^ Vogue UK July 1991[page needed]
  14. ^ The Washington Post. 6 May 1993[page needed]
  15. ^ Interni, September 1995
  16. ^ The New York Times, 25 April 1996[page needed]
  17. ^ "Kris Ruhs: Landing on Earth exhibition at The Wapping Project, London". Wallpaper. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  18. ^ "Kris Ruhs". AnOther Magazine. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  19. ^ "i-N Conversation: Kris Ruhs". i-d. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  20. ^ Architektur & Wohnen, June 1998
  21. ^ Elle France, March 1998
  22. ^ The Sunday Telegraph, April 1999
  23. ^ Casa Vogue, April 2000
  24. ^ French Vogue, February 1997[page needed]
  25. ^ Vogue, May 1997[page needed]
  26. ^ Harper's Bazaar, September 1997[page needed]
  27. ^ Vogue Germany, October 1997[page needed]
  28. ^ "10 Corso Como arrives in Shanghai". Wallpaper. September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  29. ^ "Alaïa 'Maison' opened in Paris". The Citizen of Fashion. September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  30. ^ "10 Corso Como in Shanghai". The New York Times. September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  31. ^ "10 Corso Como". Time Out Shanghai. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  32. ^ "10 Corso Como in Shanghai". Interni. September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  33. ^ "10 Corso Como make a perfect fit". China Daily. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

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