João Ruas is a visual artist from São Paulo. He has worked in studios between Brazil and the United Kingdom for several years before shifting focus to personal artwork and exhibitions. Some of the inspirations behind his work are the dawn of mankind, folklore, magical realism, the concept of wabi-sabi (侘寂) and human conflict.
EDUCATION
1996-1999, ETE Carlos de Campos (São Paulo, Brazil)
Technical & Arts High School
2000-2003, UAM (São Paulo, Brazil)
Design BFA
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CLIENTS
The New York Times (United States)
Tor / Nightfire Books (United States)
HBO (United States)
Amazon Studios (United States)
A24 (United States)
Wired Magazine (United States)
Playboy Magazine (United States)
The Sunday Times (United Kingdom)
The New Republic (United States)
VERTIGO / DC Comics (United States)
MONDO (United States)
Black Dragon Press (United Kingdom)
Editora Aleph (Brazil)
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BOOKS
MINION II
2018, sketchbook facsimile, 72 Pages
Published by Eidolon Fine Arts
VERSO
2016, Exhibition Catalogue, 64 Pages
Published by Eidolon Fine Arts and Thinkspace Editions
YORE
2011, Exhibition Catalogue, 52 Pages
Published by Eidolon Fine Arts
Minion I
2010, sketchbook facsimile, 44 pages
Published by Eidolon Fine Arts
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
KNOTS
2020, Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles, United States)
GEIST
2017, Jonathan LeVine Gallery (Jersey City, United States)
VERSO
2014, Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles, United States)
YORE
2011, Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles, United States)
III
2010, Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles, United States)
Inner Myth
2009, Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles, United States)
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
V1
2017, The VACVVM (Minneapolis, United States)
The Gilded Age
2015, Thinkspace Gallery (Los Angeles, United States)
Paintguide
2015, UNIT LDN (London, United Kingdom)
Originals
2015, MONDO Gallery (Austin, United States)
Project M/4
2014, Urban Nation (Berlin, Germany)
SE Invitational
2014, Spoke Art (San Francisco, United States)
Go With The Flow
2012, Bonelli Arte (Lucca, Italy)
Rojo Rojo
2012, Miscelania Gallery (Barcelona, Spain)
LAX/HKG
2012, Above Second (Hong Kong, China)
Lined in Lead II
2012, Gallery Nucleus (Los Angeles, United States)
Go West
2009, Le Basse Gallery (New York, United States)
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