Rubén Rodrigo

About

Lives and works in Madrid, Spain

«In my work, there has always been a tendency toward improvisation and the pursuit of the sublime through processes involving a certain degree of controlled chance. This chance, mystery, and a particular tactile quality, always related to lightness, have been present in my work from the beginning. Currently, I am exploring the formal possibilities of color in fields that are practically monochromatic. I aim to achieve maximum purity through a single-stroke process (Sumi-e*), allowing the paint, in a very liquid state, to drip and spread across the canvas surface, generating a vibration that varies depending on the luminosity of the background or its chromatic interaction.

I am interested in the rhythm, tension, spirituality, and vitality of pictorial space. I seek to delve into the substance and energy of color, and the dichotomy between its physicality and the relationships it establishes within us through culture and art history, in a constant dialogue with light and architectural space. I place importance on atmosphere, the cultivation of ellipsis, pauses, restraint, the effect of time, and shadow.»

*Sumi-e is the Japanese word for “ink” (sumi) and “paint” (e) and it refers to an ancestral monochromatic technique, eminently naturalistic, which seeks the synthesis of patterned forms of nature, through a single brush stroke.

– Rubén Rodrigo

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Solo Presentation, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2025)
Sorry My Land Scapes Me, Galería Estéreo, Monterrey, Mexico (2024)
Veinticuatro Pinturas Alrededor de un Paisaje, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia (2024)
Zona Estratégica de Redundancia, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2023)
El Jardín, Galería Estéreo, Monterrey, Mexico (2022)
Tres Estudios Para un Crucifixión, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2021)
Rubén Rodrigo, Obra Reciente, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia (2020)
La Luz y la Furia, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2019)
La Luz y la Furia, DA2 Dodum Artium 2002, Salamanca, Spain (2018)
Sumi_RGB, Wecollect Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2017)
(Recordar) Sacar la Basura, Casa de Citas, HybridFest, Madrid, Spain (2017)
Piel de Hiena, La Fábrica, Madrid, Spain (2016)
Sombras de Ceniza, Espacio Valverde Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2014)
Incomunicados, Ibercaja Showroom, La Rioja, Logroño (2006)
Incomunicados, Obra Social la Caja de Ávila, Ávila, Spain (2005)
Incomunicados, Ibercaja Showroom, Torre Nueva, Zaragoza, Spain (2005)
Incomunicados, Rayapunto Gallery, Salamanca, Spain (2005)
Juguetes rotos, Hospedería de Fonseca, Salamanca, Spain (2004)
Rubén Rodrigo Pintura, Campus Viriato, Zamora, Spain (2004)
Exposición de pintura Rubén Rodrigo, Pizarrales Church, Salamanca, Spain (2004)
Rubén Rodrigo Pintura, C. S. C Caleidoscopio, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain (2004)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Ate, Galería Fernando Santos, Oporto, Portugal (2024)
30 Nos Despois, Galería Fernando Santos, Oporto, Portugal (2023)
Sem Título, Galería Fernando Santos, Oporto, Portugal (2023)
Expo Chicago, UNIX Gallery, Chicago, USA (2023)
Intersect Palm Springs, UNIX Gallery, California, USA (2023)
Artbo, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia (2023)
Fast Forward, UNIX Gallery, New York, USA (2022)
Nepotismo Ilustrado II, Sala Juan Francisco Casas, La Carolina, Jaen, Spain (2022)
Ana Velez & Rubén Rodrigo, Wadström Tönnheim Gallery, Marbella, Spain (2019)
Nepotismo Ilustrado II, La Carolina, Jaen, Spain (2018)
Otra Puta Bienal Más, Galería 6+1, Madrid, Spain (2017)
Fin de temporada, Galería 3×4, Madrid, Spain (2017)
Propuestas VEGAP2016, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain (2017)
Diálogos, Artbanchel, Nave6, Madrid, Spain (2017)
Posmandanga, Barbecho, Madrid, Spain (2017)
100×100, The Makers, Madrid, Spain (2016)
Heimlich. MicroResidencias en la cama, Room AF#5, Madrid, Spain (2016)
Nepotismo Ilustrado, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2015)
Iberencontros 2015, Castelo Branco, Portugal (2015)
Un salón de Éter, Jameson Place, Madrid, Spain (2015)
The End is the Beginning, The Wand and Auriga.com, Berlin, Germany (2013)
El color del Naranjo, Antonio Gala Foundation, Córdoba, Spain (2006)
XVI Painting Prize Adaja, Los Serrano Palace, Ávila, Spain (2005)
Homenaje a Julio Verne, Proyecto 05, Artis Gallery, Salamanca, Spain (2005)
El Quijote y su mundo (travelling exhibition), Salamanca, Cuenca, Granada and La Laguna, Spain (2005)
Granada ojos del sur. Visual Arts and Literature of XXI Century, European Parlament. Brussels, Belgium (2005)
And Travelling around Andalucía, Adra Museum, Almería, Spain (2005)
Collection of Contemporany Art at the University of Granada, Crucero del Hospital Real, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain (2005)
Jóvenes pintores IX Paint Contest, La Gaceta, Palacio de la Salina, Salamanca, Spain (2004)
Promoción 99-04, Absenta Gallery, León, Spain (2004)
VIII Edition San Marcos Prizes of Fine Arts College, Palacio de la Salina, Salamanca, Spain (2004)
I Landscape Grant Villa de Salobreña, Corrala de Santiago, Granada, Spain (2004)
Promoción 99-04, Medicine College, Salamanca, Spain (2004)
Aire nuevo, Reyes Católicos Gallery, Salamanca, Spain (2004)
Arte, cuerpo y tecnología, with Orlán and David Nebreda, Salamanca, Spain (2002)

SELECTED ART FAIRS
ESTAMPA, Galería Pep Llabrés, Madrid, Spain (2024)
ZONAMACO, Galería Fernando Pradilla, CDMX, Mexico (2024)
ESTAMPA, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2023)
ZONAMACO, Galería Fernando Pradilla/Estereo Gallery, CDMX, Mexico (2024)
EXPO CHICAGO, UNIX Gallery, Chicago, USA (2023)
INTERSECT PALM SPRINGS, UNIX Gallery, Palm Springs, USA (2023)
ZONAMACO, Galería Fernando Pradilla/Estereo Gallery, CDMX, Mexico (2023)
ARTBO, Galería del Museo, Bogotá, Colombia (2023)
ESTAMPA, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2022)
ZONAMACO, Galería Fernando Pradilla, CDMX, Mexico (2022)
ESTAMPA, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2021)
ESTAMPA, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2020)
PINTA MIAMI, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Miami, USA (2019)
ESTAMPA, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid, Spain (2019)
JUSTLX LISBOA CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, ACA Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal (2019)
MARTE – FERIA DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO DE CASTELLÓ, Espacio Nuca, Castellón, Spain (2018)
II FAC – FERIA DE ARTE EN MI CASA, David Heras, Cobeña, Spain (2016)

GRANTS
Propuestas VEGAP 2016, Artes Plásticas, Madrid, Spain (2016)
Antonio Gala Fundation Grant for Young Artists 2005-2006, Córdoba, Spain (2005)
First Prize, VII Edition San Marcos Prizes of Fine Arts College, Palacio de la Salina, Salamanca, Spain (2003)