Alberto Ruiz Villar
BIO
Alberto Ruiz Villar (Barcelona, 1970) és un artista visual que viu i treballa a Barcelona. Format en disseny gràfic a l’Escola Massana, ha treballat com a director d’art i fotògraf, i actualment imparteix Art Direction a l’IED Barcelona. La seva pràctica explora la intersecció entre estructura i instint, construint un llenguatge visual que traça el mapa de la por, el temps i la memòria.
La seva obra sorgeix de la trobada entre mapes, estrats i cicatrius —tres estats que revelen les marques del confinament, l’atzar i la continuïtat. Cada composició es desplega com un territori en capes on la superfície esdevé alhora ferida i arquitectura. Ha exposat a Rhodes Contemporary Art (Londres) i The Invisible Line Gallery (Londres), al costat d’artistes com Banksy, Damien Hirst i Nick Smith. Les seves obres formen part de col·leccions privades a Europa, Amèrica del Nord i l’Orient Mitjà.
QUÈ INSPIRA L’ALBERTO?
Ruiz Villar s’inspira en el pas del temps, l’arquitectura emocional de la por i la memòria, i l’equilibri fràgil entre l’ordre i l’accident. L’ús d’arcs, proporcions i precisió geomètrica reflecteix una afinitat amb La Fábrica de Ricardo Bofill i els espais metafísics de Giorgio de Chirico — traduint l’arquitectura en pintura i la pintura en un mapa del jo.
Obres d'art
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
97 X 131 cm
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
97 X 131 cm
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
50 X 61 cm
Acrylic /Spray Paint / gesso / graphite
Acrylic on wood (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
22 X 27 cm
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2024
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
27 X 35 cm
Acrylic on canvas(Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
This painting by Alberto Ruiz Villar shows a different rhythm than the previous piece. Although it shares the same size — 150 × 150 cm — its composition is based on a five-part grid instead of six. This shift transforms the geometry into a kind of kinetic mechanism, where scars leave a visible trace of movement and the contrasting colors emphasize the junctions between its parts.
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2025
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
81 X 100 cm
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2023
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
This painting by Alberto Ruiz, part of the Matiz Gallery autumn exhibition, features an irregular light pink pentagon juxtaposed with contrasting geometric forms. The interplay of red, pink, blue, green, and white creates a “functional” composition. The texture, created by scarring the canvas surface, adds a sense of dramatization to the piece.
46 X 55 cm
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
The work is done with acrylic, spray paint, gesso, and graphite on canvas. (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
97 X 131 cm
Acrylic /Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
65 X 81 cm
Acrylic /Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2025
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
This 150 × 150 cm painting by Alberto Ruiz Villar shows the artist working on a larger format than usual. This scale gives space for a more intricate play of Alberto’s conceptual and visual language: the arches, the consistent proportions that appear throughout his work, and a palette that oscillates between mint greens, pastel reds, and tonalities of royal and cadet blues. Together, these elements create a dialogue between architecture, design, and art. His paintings reject finality and always leave space for continuity.
Acrylic /Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2025
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
50 X 65 cm
Acrylic /Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on wood (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2023
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
22 X 27 cm
Acrylic / Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on canvas (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2024
One-of-a-Kind Artwork with an Authenticity Certificate
Ruiz Villar's work is created around time as the most powerful sign of fear. Maps explained under the effects of scars. Scars as a representation of what we learned from injuries. Their plastic path shows that there is nowhere to go and no rest. The map changes as much as the reality, so there is no peace. And so it must be. Ruiz's work affirms that we should never find certainty.
22 X 33 cm
Acrylic /Spray Paint / gesso / graphite on wood (Prices excl. VAT)
Painting from Alberto Ruiz Villar 2022