SANTA MONICA, CA.- Ruby Yang’s newest exhibition, “Narcissist Echo,” completely envelopes all of her talents. “The show is about some thinking of love,” she describes. “Something you did you thought was romantic, but maybe it was just a narcissist echo.” The name comes from a Greek Myth Metamorphosis by Ovid, and is based on a plethora of real-life experiences.
Presented by
Yiwei Gallery, located at the Bergamot Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave Suite B2, Santa Monica, CA 90404, the photographic art gallery based in Los Angeles and Shanghai is the perfect location to display these pieces.
Written with an artificial intelligence machine, the exhibition statement pairs nicely with the theme of fictional short stories present in Ruby’s collaborations. “I want to let people feel instead of telling them how to feel or in what way they are going to see the works,” she says.
As for the actual works, much of it was in collaboration with other artists to make mirror pieces of fragmented, fictional stories. Ruby wants viewers to connect with each other and the art. By using these fragmented tales, she is piecing everyone together. Installations of cinder blocks, chains, and engraving on pebbles will be present in her exhibition, exploring cubism and concrete poems that involve deconstruction and recreation of forms and meanings.
Known for her poetic way of expressing emotions through art, Ruby uses mixed media to curate the colors and accents in each piece that will speak to the audience. To exhibit her talent in multimedia, Ruby’s paintings will also be available for viewing.
“I think painting itself is a bridge that connects me to the viewers. I view this reality as a fictional reality,” she says. “Making this body of work is also a self-reflection about love. By repeating myself day after day in the studio, I feel as if this was a punishment to myself, my ability and disability to love. Each work is a relief, a conclusion, a reflection.”
Ruby takes stride in the fact that art is personal, and she too has a voice and a style. “The process of making. It often involves consciousness and unconsciousness, chaos and order, reason and feelings, intentions. The process itself is free, and you are being honest to yourself.”
As she paves her way as a new artist in the world, Ruby continues to prove herself as an artist at heart. Pulling from concrete poems, fluxus movement, Cy Twombly, music, films, and even her mundane daily routine, Ruby’s inspiration is everywhere. She allows these influences to guide her as she experiments within the spaces of digital; media, real-life spaces, and performance.
