Gabriela Ruiz Explained

Gabriela Ruiz (born circa 1991), also known as Leather Papi,[1] is a Mexican-American artist based in Los Angeles, California, who works primarily in sculpture and performance art.

Biography

Gabriela Ruiz was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, California. She attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys.[2] Ruiz is a self-taught artist who broke into the art world through a friend, Ignacio “Nacho” Nava Jr., an organizer of "Mustache Mondays", a queer dance party/performance happenings which Ruiz frequented.[3] Through this connection she began to establish herself, working in multiple disciplines including, fashion design, costuming, performance, sculpture, video, and social media. In her work, she speaks on her Latinx heritage, queer identity, and kink subcultures.

Artwork

Throughout her work, Gabriela Ruiz explores the meaning of culture and identity through emotion.[4] Her works include bold colors, casts of her own body, and electronic elements.

Haus

The Haus Show featured an interactive space based on the traditional rooms of a home (living room, bathroom, bedroom) as well as a dungeon.[5] The exhibition showcased sculpture, video (a short film called Red is Dead created by Gabriela Ruiz and Derek Holguin), and a party hosted by Gabriela Ruiz herself.[6]

A Cinderella Story of Everyday Objects

The A Cinderella Story of Everyday Objects was an installation in Mexico City. It contained several elements including projection mapping and video, live music and audio attachments, and suspended objects. This show took on the colors of yellows and oranges. The walls painted yellow, and the objects hung painted orange. The suspended items included two windows, a chandler, and a small bed, on the floor, a tiny television playing a video on loop. Ruiz also placed her self into the piece, at one point even crushing a eucharists with her head, until they were just crumbs on the floor.

Full of Tears

The Full of Tears exhibition was Ruiz's first solo exhibition. It is a self-portrait in the form of a large scale installation.[7] The piece focuses on projection mapping and video, as well as cast sculptures of her body. Spaces were painted green, and each subject was cast in red in clashing colors to bring attention to the interior and exterior emotions.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Performances and collaborations

References

  1. Web site: Dzamonja. Nevena. 2017-08-09. Designer and Artist Leather Papi on Sex Positivity, Kink, and Upending Expectations. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827104916/https://remezcla.com/features/culture/leather-papi-interview/. 2017-08-27. 2021-04-20. Remezcla. en-US.
  2. Web site: Miranda. Carolina A.. 2020-01-20. Breakout art star Gabriela Ruiz plays with body and identity in her first solo show. 2021-04-20. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  3. Web site: Hernandez. Samanta Helou. 2019-01-29. Gabriela Ruiz Is Young, Subversive and Forging Her Own Way in the Art World. 2021-04-20. KCET. en.
  4. News: Mantini. Natalia. León. Concepción de. Lyons. Eve. 2019-06-15. Latinx Artists Explain Their Process. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-05-09. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Sindi. Sanam. 2017-07-11. Move Over, Barbie — This Queer Chicana Artist Built Her Own Dream House. 2021-05-09. GOOD. en.
  6. Web site: ART BAE: GABBY RUIZ aka LEATHER PAPI. 2021-05-09. Gypsy Sport NY.
  7. Web site: Stromberg. Matt. 2019-12-18. Gabriela Ruizat the Vincent Price Art Museum. 2021-05-09. Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles. en-US.
  8. Web site: Miranda. Carolina A.. 2020-01-20. Breakout art star Gabriela Ruiz plays with body and identity in her first solo show. 2021-04-25. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  9. Web site: Stromberg. Matt. 2019-12-18. Gabriela Ruizat the Vincent Price Art Museum. 2021-04-25. Carla. en-US.
  10. Web site: Stromberg. Matt. 2020-02-19. Gabriela Ruiz Performs the Numerous Meanings of the Letter "X". 2021-05-09. Hyperallergic. en-US.
  11. Web site: Leather Papi — Curatorial Perspectives. 2021-05-09. CuratorLove. en-US.

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