JOHN RUBY
I am a functionalist in the art world. I look at all the pieces as a whole, the same way
an orchestra director hears all the components that make up a symphony.
Throughout the years of being a commercial and fine artist, I have acquired many
skills in art: photography, photoshop, painting, printing, etc. My pieces combine all
aspects of my talent in order to show how amazing a simple moment in time is.
Some pieces may include more photography than painting and visa versa. Various
art works of mine include details created on rocks, water, ice, and any other
unconventional canvas surface. The small details in life are often missed and I
chose to capture them with the use of color and texture. While blending is a short
lived process, the blending of colors is photographed while still, or in motion on the
various surfaces. Afterwards, I take my art and use Photoshop to incorporate all the
aspects of my piece in one; the same way a musician combines vocals with
different instruments to create a song. My goal in this art process is to force the
viewer to question the art and then to become artists themselves.