https://devinrutz.com drdtest4 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:10:44 +0000 https://devinrutz.com en https://devinrutz.com/Main-Slideshow Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:06:18 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Main-Slideshow <img width="5636" height="4317" width_o="5636" height_o="4317" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e21373339b44386fa6acf336795aa5158377854ceea634451fc7192447c1215/24007_JT_DR_015_0042_.jpg" data-mid="207931129" border="0" alt="They / Them, mixed media on canvas, 60&quot; x 40,&quot; 2024" data-caption="They / Them, mixed media on canvas, 60&quot; x 40,&quot; 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e21373339b44386fa6acf336795aa5158377854ceea634451fc7192447c1215/24007_JT_DR_015_0042_.jpg" /> <img width="2971" height="4974" width_o="2971" height_o="4974" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fb36bbfc6f52d7b708db7975ccc8081ae9c135f6e2c9437745265b760826e3b/24007_JT_DR_002_0010_.jpg" data-mid="207931116" border="0" alt="Big Brother, diptych-mixed media on wood panel &amp; canvas, 10&quot; x 22,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Big Brother, diptych-mixed media on wood panel &amp; canvas, 10&quot; x 22,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fb36bbfc6f52d7b708db7975ccc8081ae9c135f6e2c9437745265b760826e3b/24007_JT_DR_002_0010_.jpg" /> <img width="2979" height="4003" width_o="2979" height_o="4003" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48135410e0c077b125c048d20f32f822420c01ec0f3e0e4e7c1e6141f401efc5/24007_JT_DR_010_0028_.jpg" data-mid="207931124" border="0" alt="She / Her, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" data-caption="She / Her, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48135410e0c077b125c048d20f32f822420c01ec0f3e0e4e7c1e6141f401efc5/24007_JT_DR_010_0028_.jpg" /> <img width="3290" height="4356" width_o="3290" height_o="4356" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41ab0dc86a25f1f1d26b86500d989a930bbacb09a5ec0fb73a2e9a5f9f672e19/24007_JT_DR_008_0024_.jpg" data-mid="207931121" border="0" alt="He / Him, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" data-caption="He / Him, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41ab0dc86a25f1f1d26b86500d989a930bbacb09a5ec0fb73a2e9a5f9f672e19/24007_JT_DR_008_0024_.jpg" /> <img width="3239" height="4463" width_o="3239" height_o="4463" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91a1b26fc11ef8b5816b57934ce0d9b944c660fda44aff040118e124afedc3c1/24007_JT_DR_007_0023_.jpg" data-mid="207931118" border="0" alt="Nose Candy, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Nose Candy, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91a1b26fc11ef8b5816b57934ce0d9b944c660fda44aff040118e124afedc3c1/24007_JT_DR_007_0023_.jpg" /> <img width="2979" height="4003" width_o="2979" height_o="4003" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4654490382eccfe697d965a47c2c5f3ce2278e730dc5115a24cf4c5b9798a5e/24007_JT_DR_009_0026_.jpg" data-mid="207931123" border="0" alt="Mercador, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Mercador, acrylic on paper, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4654490382eccfe697d965a47c2c5f3ce2278e730dc5115a24cf4c5b9798a5e/24007_JT_DR_009_0026_.jpg" /> <img width="3294" height="4526" width_o="3294" height_o="4526" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/262b25e7747236b81b368b50e1c7ae80be0ac9adee07e9b853e257a508d4bc51/24007_JT_DR_015_0044_.jpg" data-mid="207931130" border="0" alt="Livestreaming, mixed media on canvas, 48&quot; x 72,&quot; 2024" data-caption="Livestreaming, mixed media on canvas, 48&quot; x 72,&quot; 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/262b25e7747236b81b368b50e1c7ae80be0ac9adee07e9b853e257a508d4bc51/24007_JT_DR_015_0044_.jpg" /> <img width="2118" height="2369" width_o="2118" height_o="2369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d04011d2d107968bbafde3963b966a5c4081dbbfc805fd91671fda301bee9c61/Bang-in-the-Night.jpg" data-mid="207931901" border="0" alt="Bang in the Night, acylic and ink on wood panel, 6&quot; x 8,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Bang in the Night, acylic and ink on wood panel, 6&quot; x 8,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d04011d2d107968bbafde3963b966a5c4081dbbfc805fd91671fda301bee9c61/Bang-in-the-Night.jpg" /> <img width="2003" height="2087" width_o="2003" height_o="2087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6460786d762e70fcb04094704019dede2536e7cbee97271980aba456be3eb9d3/the-light-outside.jpg" data-mid="207932042" border="0" alt="The Sun Outside, acrylic on wood panel, 9&quot; x 12,&quot; 2019" data-caption="The Sun Outside, acrylic on wood panel, 9&quot; x 12,&quot; 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6460786d762e70fcb04094704019dede2536e7cbee97271980aba456be3eb9d3/the-light-outside.jpg" /> <img width="2118" height="2369" width_o="2118" height_o="2369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b3e4ca9443f1f861a316f42a88ca3f2ec5bbf08be3867070628391ce27e1043/all-the-bugs-come-in-when-it-rains.jpg" data-mid="207932022" border="0" alt="All the Bugs Come in When it Rains, acrylic on wood panel, 48&quot; x 60&quot;, 2019" data-caption="All the Bugs Come in When it Rains, acrylic on wood panel, 48&quot; x 60&quot;, 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b3e4ca9443f1f861a316f42a88ca3f2ec5bbf08be3867070628391ce27e1043/all-the-bugs-come-in-when-it-rains.jpg" /> <img width="2001" height="2386" width_o="2001" height_o="2386" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d68afc0ca66d23627cc026098a0f0030c6c0437ffce72ce58bbb8e5955a909fd/view-of-the-garden.jpg" data-mid="207932047" border="0" alt="The Garden Out the Window, acrylic on canvas, 30&quot; x 42,&quot; 2019" data-caption="The Garden Out the Window, acrylic on canvas, 30&quot; x 42,&quot; 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d68afc0ca66d23627cc026098a0f0030c6c0437ffce72ce58bbb8e5955a909fd/view-of-the-garden.jpg" /> <img width="1615" height="1888" width_o="1615" height_o="1888" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/487b805a4c56724238b3e78f1cf930a24d890b65543c5d1bf4181a19b7876693/bove-s-secret-front.jpg" data-mid="208131283" border="0" alt="Boves' Secret, mixed media on wood panel, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2019" data-caption="Boves' Secret, mixed media on wood panel, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/487b805a4c56724238b3e78f1cf930a24d890b65543c5d1bf4181a19b7876693/bove-s-secret-front.jpg" /> https://devinrutz.com/Text-Page Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:06:18 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Text-Page LIGHT &amp; DARK &nbsp; I like to think that these black and white pieces represent the duality of existence. How can we be whole without a dark side? Can we acknowledge it without indulging it? To be happy all the time would be impossible without struggle to put joy into perspective.&nbsp; &nbsp; https://devinrutz.com/Second-Slideshow Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:06:18 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Second-Slideshow <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc377d8539751b026e5796b6f1e584060b772a0bf3b62ca920a797b64b78f06d/Omicron-Christmas.jpg" data-mid="208129116" border="0" alt="Omicron Christmas, mixed media on canvas, 48&quot; x 60,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Omicron Christmas, mixed media on canvas, 48&quot; x 60,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc377d8539751b026e5796b6f1e584060b772a0bf3b62ca920a797b64b78f06d/Omicron-Christmas.jpg" /> <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d8a4d8154b3fa6bf4385d33aab7a21944bab457faa7842a67581ed17baf08ff/Untitiled.jpg" data-mid="208129118" border="0" alt="Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 48&quot; x 60,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 48&quot; x 60,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d8a4d8154b3fa6bf4385d33aab7a21944bab457faa7842a67581ed17baf08ff/Untitiled.jpg" /> <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4de1914d05b5d5e2ac07c97141eb3cf465c4c2015fb40edc37b1739cba93d9c8/Omicron.jpg" data-mid="208129117" border="0" alt="Untitled study for Omicron Christmas, mixed media on wood panels, 11&quot; x 28,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled study for Omicron Christmas, mixed media on wood panels, 11&quot; x 28,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4de1914d05b5d5e2ac07c97141eb3cf465c4c2015fb40edc37b1739cba93d9c8/Omicron.jpg" /> <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cafb8be982532754b0b3d7dbf363611192898bab5a30f93024473d2a96ddb6a6/Cobain-s-Cardigan-Collection.jpg" data-mid="208129115" border="0" alt="Kurt Kobain Cardigan, mixed media on wood panels, 11&quot; x 28,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Kurt Kobain Cardigan, mixed media on wood panels, 11&quot; x 28,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cafb8be982532754b0b3d7dbf363611192898bab5a30f93024473d2a96ddb6a6/Cobain-s-Cardigan-Collection.jpg" /> <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9025d4a23bbd0c28f82db8788f519b7d9c7c3c6306dc6cce1c17b37562961bb7/Untitled-Dyptic.jpg" data-mid="208129120" border="0" alt="Untitled, mixed media on wood panels, 11&quot; x 28,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, mixed media on wood panels, 11&quot; x 28,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9025d4a23bbd0c28f82db8788f519b7d9c7c3c6306dc6cce1c17b37562961bb7/Untitled-Dyptic.jpg" /> <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ebdd9faee3b1d2c3c56070e32f50aabe77ccb2faa66bcaea78f472c60d713b2f/Untitiled2.jpg" data-mid="208129119" border="0" alt="Untitled, oil on wood panel, 18&quot; x 28,&quot; 2019" data-caption="Untitled, oil on wood panel, 18&quot; x 28,&quot; 2019" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ebdd9faee3b1d2c3c56070e32f50aabe77ccb2faa66bcaea78f472c60d713b2f/Untitiled2.jpg" /> <img width="4055" height="4848" width_o="4055" height_o="4848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86bf76f7912aa51022acc1954129b77220d162144ecc1fadec84f9529e9a4145/24007_JT_DR_014_0039_.jpg" data-mid="207974129" border="0" alt="Doja Catnip, oil &amp; acrylic on wood panel, 48&quot; x 60,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Doja Catnip, oil &amp; acrylic on wood panel, 48&quot; x 60,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86bf76f7912aa51022acc1954129b77220d162144ecc1fadec84f9529e9a4145/24007_JT_DR_014_0039_.jpg" /> <img width="4337" height="4982" width_o="4337" height_o="4982" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d2be95684bb69ca1622796e19405f25ee7823fc310cfb404d27fd15ba2ea862/24007_JT_DR_013_0036_.jpg" data-mid="207974128" border="0" alt="Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 44&quot; x 56,&quot; 2022" data-caption="Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 44&quot; x 56,&quot; 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d2be95684bb69ca1622796e19405f25ee7823fc310cfb404d27fd15ba2ea862/24007_JT_DR_013_0036_.jpg" /> <img width="1560" height="1972" width_o="1560" height_o="1972" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f57e3a34b11b42f0a533ae0c2366ba1314727181ef8dc01aa088c7f1e109a1bd/untitled.jpg" data-mid="207974123" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink and wax on wood panel, 5&quot; x 7,&quot; 2016" data-caption="Untitled, ink and wax on wood panel, 5&quot; x 7,&quot; 2016" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f57e3a34b11b42f0a533ae0c2366ba1314727181ef8dc01aa088c7f1e109a1bd/untitled.jpg" /> <img width="2118" height="2369" width_o="2118" height_o="2369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad0f0c3702414b6143ac9bb21ea2054b73245d34cc1a6dcf2b5e22fcf8b8a9a8/Gender-Reveal-Party.jpg" data-mid="207974127" border="0" alt="Gender Reveal Party, oil on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Gender Reveal Party, oil on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad0f0c3702414b6143ac9bb21ea2054b73245d34cc1a6dcf2b5e22fcf8b8a9a8/Gender-Reveal-Party.jpg" /> <img width="1984" height="2062" width_o="1984" height_o="2062" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1fedbf91d493fec11c26a90b0a6cbc76ff2c2f82f2236e0223cc87e00402530/for-bridgette.jpg" data-mid="207974126" border="0" alt="A View for Bridgette, oil on wood panel, 48&quot; x 72,&quot; 2016" data-caption="A View for Bridgette, oil on wood panel, 48&quot; x 72,&quot; 2016" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1fedbf91d493fec11c26a90b0a6cbc76ff2c2f82f2236e0223cc87e00402530/for-bridgette.jpg" /> <img width="5092" height="5221" width_o="5092" height_o="5221" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2b5b2496af1dfae4d016a76bb7392ef661e642ec0311737ab4888962da4cba8/24007_JT_DR_012_0033_.jpg" data-mid="207974130" border="0" alt="Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 36&quot; x 36,&quot; 2022" data-caption="Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 36&quot; x 36,&quot; 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2b5b2496af1dfae4d016a76bb7392ef661e642ec0311737ab4888962da4cba8/24007_JT_DR_012_0033_.jpg" /> <img width="2118" height="2369" width_o="2118" height_o="2369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1510235bd474ff2ba42dc02510ffa782407d0d4df12c9b55f4a5190a09b6b9d1/Creek-Fire.jpg" data-mid="208026054" border="0" alt="Creek Fire, acrylic on wood panel, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Creek Fire, acrylic on wood panel, 18&quot; x 24,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1510235bd474ff2ba42dc02510ffa782407d0d4df12c9b55f4a5190a09b6b9d1/Creek-Fire.jpg" /> <img width="3404" height="4130" width_o="3404" height_o="4130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32d674154811f4144148da4dde21e918eda8af7ef1acb85b25aeecfa102c7f2b/JT_DR_21021_Shot_09_006_-copy.jpg" data-mid="208026063" border="0" alt="Dark is the Night, mixed media on canvas, 44&quot; x 56,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Dark is the Night, mixed media on canvas, 44&quot; x 56,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32d674154811f4144148da4dde21e918eda8af7ef1acb85b25aeecfa102c7f2b/JT_DR_21021_Shot_09_006_-copy.jpg" /> https://devinrutz.com/Second-Text-Page-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:46:08 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Second-Text-Page-1 Visual Vibrations &nbsp; Energy into Imagery &nbsp; &nbsp; My practice centers on making subtle systems visible, forces that operate quietly beneath the surface of everyday experience. I am interested in how material processes can reveal tension, balance, and transformation without relying on overt representation. Rather than illustrating specific narratives, I use abstraction as a way to engage perception and invite sustained looking. &nbsp; &nbsp; Duality plays a central role in my work. I am drawn to conditions where opposing forces coexist—order and chaos,control and chance, permanence and impermanence. These relationships are not problems to be resolved but states to be held simultaneously. Through material investigation and repetition, I seek moments where equilibrium emerges organically, shaped as much by process as by intention.&nbsp; &nbsp; My approach is informed by an attentiveness to sensation and memory—how intangible experiences can register physically and emotionally. By working slowly and allowing materials to assert themselves, I create space for uncertainty and quiet observation. This slowness functions as both method and resistance, countering the speed and overstimulation of contemporary life. &nbsp; &nbsp; Ultimately, my work aims to create moments of pause that encourage viewers to reconsider how meaning forms through subtle interaction rather than dominance or spectacle. By foregrounding process, tension, and restraint, I hope to foster a deeper awareness of the fragile systems—material and experiential—that shape how we perceive and inhabit the world. https://devinrutz.com/Third-Slideshow Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:46:35 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Third-Slideshow <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36ba894879c4b9548ed932a8e0dbc70293dbd6adde5e7e50647ec5eb73d05e1d/1.jpg" data-mid="208026073" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36ba894879c4b9548ed932a8e0dbc70293dbd6adde5e7e50647ec5eb73d05e1d/1.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24bfd7c6e86c0c87e961bc113dddccf321c6a5ca15dbccc4482a7da549e2e435/14.jpg" data-mid="208026086" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24bfd7c6e86c0c87e961bc113dddccf321c6a5ca15dbccc4482a7da549e2e435/14.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b4b3ed117da7f74d5e52dc1a384ac117618ed39f1bf46f7ef6c1f64bb62d507/2.jpg" data-mid="208026074" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b4b3ed117da7f74d5e52dc1a384ac117618ed39f1bf46f7ef6c1f64bb62d507/2.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d233bfb5d7b40f9008f1fb6827bf8e51d55125a91b2c468394eb80baa75fe59e/3.jpg" data-mid="208026075" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d233bfb5d7b40f9008f1fb6827bf8e51d55125a91b2c468394eb80baa75fe59e/3.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e33c53d726afe7ef28f5187d4545f5e956a05bf18c6f111b3214f906e3971cb/15.jpg" data-mid="208026087" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e33c53d726afe7ef28f5187d4545f5e956a05bf18c6f111b3214f906e3971cb/15.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9350b6c46b010a36757d1ce0c0c26cee7fbc2a4112df1f23ecb0adbefe754cc/4.jpg" data-mid="208026076" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9350b6c46b010a36757d1ce0c0c26cee7fbc2a4112df1f23ecb0adbefe754cc/4.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a8cafa7706f2d54a60ffb254c778810f7ef42c079d54cf6ece7e65c4f161dac/5.jpg" data-mid="208026077" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a8cafa7706f2d54a60ffb254c778810f7ef42c079d54cf6ece7e65c4f161dac/5.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f880fac2473ee7087d5ec5c709932404c5c85782fc17caa16f1447943ddc793/18.jpg" data-mid="208026090" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f880fac2473ee7087d5ec5c709932404c5c85782fc17caa16f1447943ddc793/18.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cca0b6ca177bb03717c3a69c455c809b4f1a39576b25ca899ffb2fedabc7cbb3/17.jpg" data-mid="208026089" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cca0b6ca177bb03717c3a69c455c809b4f1a39576b25ca899ffb2fedabc7cbb3/17.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/036cfb9f30256e00bbb380e14947dfa797934e7adf08f777546828a113e33571/6.jpg" data-mid="208026078" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/036cfb9f30256e00bbb380e14947dfa797934e7adf08f777546828a113e33571/6.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c868e54acdd78decbcc4f42c4527a0d6ebc3624e4846041466982fe28f8a8c57/16.jpg" data-mid="208026088" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c868e54acdd78decbcc4f42c4527a0d6ebc3624e4846041466982fe28f8a8c57/16.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25240a1cfb80d15ff168fe8dec2f7d63d5cef4d89ce3ba76194db15da48aded3/7.jpg" data-mid="208026079" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25240a1cfb80d15ff168fe8dec2f7d63d5cef4d89ce3ba76194db15da48aded3/7.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ba93c9df8915296d49222ae8a9b71c0d417206c0ff1fde9ec8e5d34e1cac3c4/8.jpg" data-mid="208026080" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ba93c9df8915296d49222ae8a9b71c0d417206c0ff1fde9ec8e5d34e1cac3c4/8.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3e3164d75d1a65f099a53739bbac09c99bea08a4b1eed3b3b68cba819f5b895/9.jpg" data-mid="208026081" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3e3164d75d1a65f099a53739bbac09c99bea08a4b1eed3b3b68cba819f5b895/9.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85519de54bf2143bc16bc68cb61597484985fadca99b3dec104af7df67e5225e/10.jpg" data-mid="208026082" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85519de54bf2143bc16bc68cb61597484985fadca99b3dec104af7df67e5225e/10.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86647fa7381630da7bf7d5474bf47a1c7d95b6b647e6a33cdd006567e16a31eb/11.jpg" data-mid="208026083" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86647fa7381630da7bf7d5474bf47a1c7d95b6b647e6a33cdd006567e16a31eb/11.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a677b130277d4350fbf44669f699f10ff55c3fe206bb9a7f6b232e489092ea2e/12.jpg" data-mid="208026084" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a677b130277d4350fbf44669f699f10ff55c3fe206bb9a7f6b232e489092ea2e/12.jpg" /> <img width="2922" height="3558" width_o="2922" height_o="3558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/207abf78c465acedd3c7b67059aceca076021f81cdb60327ec50e806ca8fd4d7/13.jpg" data-mid="208026085" border="0" alt="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, ink &amp; paper collage, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/207abf78c465acedd3c7b67059aceca076021f81cdb60327ec50e806ca8fd4d7/13.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4258" width_o="4096" height_o="4258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/831fddaffe038598f73f059c43cda0ba549caa2ad3274992bccb71bbc5196868/Cosmic-Cave-Candy.jpg" data-mid="208024875" border="0" alt="Candy, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Candy, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/831fddaffe038598f73f059c43cda0ba549caa2ad3274992bccb71bbc5196868/Cosmic-Cave-Candy.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4282" width_o="4096" height_o="4282" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42cf0a5c3b7a152704ec4b5d85eae41ff2a690627a530f2f5b85139fb6dd8ea5/Cosmic-Cave-Pink-Granite.jpg" data-mid="208024878" border="0" alt="Pinkie Masters, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Pinkie Masters, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42cf0a5c3b7a152704ec4b5d85eae41ff2a690627a530f2f5b85139fb6dd8ea5/Cosmic-Cave-Pink-Granite.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4282" width_o="4096" height_o="4282" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/979c6439b7b59a25ef93d44b032303b2bda1e6aa19d7e38e8a30b68807f35ce4/Cosmic-Cave-Cotton-Candy.jpg" data-mid="208024876" border="0" alt="Bubblegum, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Bubblegum, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/979c6439b7b59a25ef93d44b032303b2bda1e6aa19d7e38e8a30b68807f35ce4/Cosmic-Cave-Cotton-Candy.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4258" width_o="4096" height_o="4258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1ac07ca7530f87c473fb612004f501236060fbe01c9c2aeff0973d0c25a1f98/Cosmic-Cave-Mars.jpg" data-mid="208024877" border="0" alt="Mars, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Mars, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1ac07ca7530f87c473fb612004f501236060fbe01c9c2aeff0973d0c25a1f98/Cosmic-Cave-Mars.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4258" width_o="4096" height_o="4258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7009e530e5c303c7eedd87da1960006c9df34496086515d523c73703c0af8014/Cosmic-Cave-Rapheal.jpg" data-mid="208024880" border="0" alt="Raphael, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Raphael, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7009e530e5c303c7eedd87da1960006c9df34496086515d523c73703c0af8014/Cosmic-Cave-Rapheal.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4259" width_o="4096" height_o="4259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba83b1adfb56d65a85f8cb53fe3072a72c3dbe3bb4395b2619c1dbda156b3d52/Cosmic-Cave-Uno.jpg" data-mid="208024882" border="0" alt="Uno, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Uno, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba83b1adfb56d65a85f8cb53fe3072a72c3dbe3bb4395b2619c1dbda156b3d52/Cosmic-Cave-Uno.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4318" width_o="4096" height_o="4318" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c46438629a26f1089221312694917cb91f774165d2bf115d43bc18ce5b64a08c/Cosmic-Cave-RGB.jpg" data-mid="208024881" border="0" alt="Cotton Candy, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Cotton Candy, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c46438629a26f1089221312694917cb91f774165d2bf115d43bc18ce5b64a08c/Cosmic-Cave-RGB.jpg" /> <img width="4096" height="4286" width_o="4096" height_o="4286" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aef5aaa7fc4987431f991e06b1c3159d17a593a0b5afebbcb9b685c837d12796/Cosmic-Cave-Pluto.jpg" data-mid="208024879" border="0" alt="Pluto, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" data-caption="Pluto, ink on paper collage, 42&quot; diameter, 2014" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aef5aaa7fc4987431f991e06b1c3159d17a593a0b5afebbcb9b685c837d12796/Cosmic-Cave-Pluto.jpg" /> https://devinrutz.com/Third-Text-Page Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:48:05 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Third-Text-Page Cosmic Collage &nbsp; <img width="595" height="378" width_o="595" height_o="378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1531338f736bc494fc9ba7a44ca8217b251c5ecea78ac1db460f09657dd5e9a/sumi.jpeg" data-mid="208610210" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/595/i/b1531338f736bc494fc9ba7a44ca8217b251c5ecea78ac1db460f09657dd5e9a/sumi.jpeg" />Japanese decorative paper techniques using kozo fiber paper and sumi ink.“Currently the oldest suminagashi sample dates from the twelfth century, although references to the technique go back to as early as 825–880 c.e. in the poetry of Shigeharu. Suminagashi is often translated as "floating ink." It has been used for various crafts including not only paper but fabrics, metal, and ceramics.”- Jae Carey, The Metropolitian Museum of Art, 2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; As an artist, I aim to illuminate subtle forces that often go unnoticed, systems that exist beneath the surface of everyday experience. The work samples attached are part of a larger body of work that emerged from this inquiry, using material process to make invisible tensions visible. &nbsp; &nbsp; I began making paper prints out of necessity while between studios in my former NYC apartment. During this period of experimentation, I discovered an ancient Japanese printmaking technique called Suminagashi, meaning “floating ink.”Working with a partially filled bathtub, I floated ink across the water’s surface, revealing the tension where liquid meets air. Shaped by gravity, movement, and chance, these patterns exposed systems that are always present but rarely observed. Laying paper onto the surface, these interactions were transferred directly into the material, creating prints that function as records of fleeting conditions. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I refined this process further, by cutting away excess material using an X-acto knife, carefully following the internal rhythms of the imagery. Exploring the range of visual language produced, these cut elements were layered into collages, preserving the integrity of each print while allowing new structures to emerge. This approach draws from the legacy of cut-paper abstraction, guided by material sensitivity and process-driven decision-making. https://devinrutz.com/Bathtub-Gin Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:05:46 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Bathtub-Gin <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73838cc050562df7051b1eb935785e39055c53c1a7220d96f65a1d35f84a3dd5/18.jpg" data-mid="208128380" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73838cc050562df7051b1eb935785e39055c53c1a7220d96f65a1d35f84a3dd5/18.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e2859842a92e14a4b793cd58e6ac520d97ba71d411a42c9eb9dd02e599e77e7/19.jpg" data-mid="208128381" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e2859842a92e14a4b793cd58e6ac520d97ba71d411a42c9eb9dd02e599e77e7/19.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de3da8bfcb19b5159fb76ce3ce0287e6cf8f2201c01b51be5e345bc9ff095e1a/03.jpg" data-mid="208128365" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de3da8bfcb19b5159fb76ce3ce0287e6cf8f2201c01b51be5e345bc9ff095e1a/03.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1167931d21d727cf369134639f92840276f94c5ca4c5157d0e1c7a7460d9c945/04.jpg" data-mid="208128366" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1167931d21d727cf369134639f92840276f94c5ca4c5157d0e1c7a7460d9c945/04.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f83b5ebeaee91f119bb22ccedc1e4302bd32b5e72b80cabfe67ddf7823fdc38/07.jpg" data-mid="208128369" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f83b5ebeaee91f119bb22ccedc1e4302bd32b5e72b80cabfe67ddf7823fdc38/07.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0e9af141db16642771fe9b2258526fa6c369f12daca3dde0ae8e2c2db3f3d53/06.jpg" data-mid="208128368" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0e9af141db16642771fe9b2258526fa6c369f12daca3dde0ae8e2c2db3f3d53/06.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73a9480a7ab3568975fd9d864d51373e04f146bc55f09f1bf979fab3b73d1cc1/08.jpg" data-mid="208128370" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73a9480a7ab3568975fd9d864d51373e04f146bc55f09f1bf979fab3b73d1cc1/08.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45f14f0517fe2dfe672b49b182f5e10c31517750db79ea105ce03c1bd0c70b96/09.jpg" data-mid="208128371" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45f14f0517fe2dfe672b49b182f5e10c31517750db79ea105ce03c1bd0c70b96/09.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d89053ffae714a8128316beae6a124ed22f4b81e3c0f0be9dc42707c6661e3d/02.jpg" data-mid="208128364" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d89053ffae714a8128316beae6a124ed22f4b81e3c0f0be9dc42707c6661e3d/02.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccc129b81000f6a2b918a224f2f61df3628e9d86293afcf519e335c7371aafe4/01.jpg" data-mid="208128362" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccc129b81000f6a2b918a224f2f61df3628e9d86293afcf519e335c7371aafe4/01.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c41a99106b374ac1aac72b7b172c3255182ac5d739efdce4f37891d9be18f4eb/11.jpg" data-mid="208128373" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c41a99106b374ac1aac72b7b172c3255182ac5d739efdce4f37891d9be18f4eb/11.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f0d8e5e0b43aaa070ad019deeaad0e95b54cf4144be43e4f36f5b2fa4631849/10.jpg" data-mid="208128372" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f0d8e5e0b43aaa070ad019deeaad0e95b54cf4144be43e4f36f5b2fa4631849/10.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/840e71bc0c9543ddf857da1d46691e63f590c77f75f2c3def19e3db3717b1a7f/12.jpg" data-mid="208128374" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/840e71bc0c9543ddf857da1d46691e63f590c77f75f2c3def19e3db3717b1a7f/12.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1abbd1a536298ed871c29258876cffbc542ad447ab53775470f97cbf38dc2724/13.jpg" data-mid="208128375" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1abbd1a536298ed871c29258876cffbc542ad447ab53775470f97cbf38dc2724/13.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59c6c55a2a4f9fcebbef86b1af41e8d2b85f828cc682c511f2ac280751e79fb8/14.jpg" data-mid="208128376" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59c6c55a2a4f9fcebbef86b1af41e8d2b85f828cc682c511f2ac280751e79fb8/14.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/296dc45e9906ddddc881464d6671cbc799392e37d98ee4a077a0d1d52f28c7c2/15.jpg" data-mid="208128377" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/296dc45e9906ddddc881464d6671cbc799392e37d98ee4a077a0d1d52f28c7c2/15.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b9e1b87796acf3be50663df658418f88b6f612d5fa6686cd220be4159e06eca/17.jpg" data-mid="208128379" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b9e1b87796acf3be50663df658418f88b6f612d5fa6686cd220be4159e06eca/17.jpg" /> <img width="1611" height="2146" width_o="1611" height_o="2146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a57f2d126db5918ea2c14ef28f960db5fcc891bbc0f83d5c7f9ad40a08a50ec8/16.jpg" data-mid="208128378" border="0" alt="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Untitled, collage on paper, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a57f2d126db5918ea2c14ef28f960db5fcc891bbc0f83d5c7f9ad40a08a50ec8/16.jpg" /> https://devinrutz.com/Bathtub-Gin-text Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:10:44 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/Bathtub-Gin-text Bathtub Gin &nbsp; I don’t particularly care for Gin. I prefer a Vodka Martini but that doesn’t make for a catchy title. Using the bottom of a Martini glass as a template I cut out circles from suminagashi paper I made in my bathtub at my old apartment on West 30th street in Manhattan in 2010. During the height of lockdown brought back familiar memories and drinking was at an all time high. Seeking solace in my work I collaged old scraps of prints I had made in my manhattan bathtub. Most of this series has been mysteriously lost except for a select few, given to friends &amp; colleagues. https://devinrutz.com/World-on-Fire Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:57:26 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/World-on-Fire <img width="2775" height="3544" width_o="2775" height_o="3544" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c06932d1a43d4d933c4d747559392fa68959e0aa99bff256ad49fb09a9ed3ecf/24007_JT_DR_003_0013_.jpg" data-mid="208025327" border="0" alt="Portrait of a Palestinian Child, acrylic on canvas, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2023" data-caption="Portrait of a Palestinian Child, acrylic on canvas, 11&quot; x 14,&quot; 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c06932d1a43d4d933c4d747559392fa68959e0aa99bff256ad49fb09a9ed3ecf/24007_JT_DR_003_0013_.jpg" /> <img width="2118" height="2369" width_o="2118" height_o="2369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad0f0c3702414b6143ac9bb21ea2054b73245d34cc1a6dcf2b5e22fcf8b8a9a8/Gender-Reveal-Party.jpg" data-mid="208025309" border="0" alt="Gender Reveal Party, oil on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Gender Reveal Party, oil on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad0f0c3702414b6143ac9bb21ea2054b73245d34cc1a6dcf2b5e22fcf8b8a9a8/Gender-Reveal-Party.jpg" /> <img width="6500" height="4338" width_o="6500" height_o="4338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3e34db59f5493f776ff5734c0844ec9dcaf4eb0ae958b0618bf0e65fed720ee/JT_DR_21021_Shot_011_002_-copy.jpg" data-mid="208025886" border="0" alt="Modernism Rediscovered, acrylic &amp; oil on canvas, 48&quot; x 72,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Modernism Rediscovered, acrylic &amp; oil on canvas, 48&quot; x 72,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3e34db59f5493f776ff5734c0844ec9dcaf4eb0ae958b0618bf0e65fed720ee/JT_DR_21021_Shot_011_002_-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2118" height="2369" width_o="2118" height_o="2369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a8d6af911fdafba5d97ea47960ffb7d1feb8a809f7bceee8c2ea9564add6053/Flameboy.jpg" data-mid="208025308" border="0" alt="Flameboy, acrylic &amp; oil on canvas, 20&quot; x 30,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Flameboy, acrylic &amp; oil on canvas, 20&quot; x 30,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a8d6af911fdafba5d97ea47960ffb7d1feb8a809f7bceee8c2ea9564add6053/Flameboy.jpg" /> <img width="3786" height="4473" width_o="3786" height_o="4473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/830ac4e8a170bae2a836e9a5438693b18d226485105d30585da974ef6a146b97/Cabin-Fever.jpg" data-mid="208133329" border="0" alt="Cabin Fever, oil on canvas, 36&quot; x 36,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Cabin Fever, oil on canvas, 36&quot; x 36,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/830ac4e8a170bae2a836e9a5438693b18d226485105d30585da974ef6a146b97/Cabin-Fever.jpg" /> <img width="1775" height="2063" width_o="1775" height_o="2063" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e78d5be44fbaa311107bf7b6d19a6614326bed48b54d2df0584f9330dcf39f6f/22003_JT_DR_Shot_06_002_.jpg" data-mid="208148562" border="0" alt="Untitled, mixed media on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, mixed media on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e78d5be44fbaa311107bf7b6d19a6614326bed48b54d2df0584f9330dcf39f6f/22003_JT_DR_Shot_06_002_.jpg" /> <img width="1802" height="1850" width_o="1802" height_o="1850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65a04ed0503f7219d832d8f16e207f1ef4f1631e35f10ba3126bff1472943491/22003_JT_DR_Shot_04_001_.jpg" data-mid="208148561" border="0" alt="Untitled, mixed media on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2021" data-caption="Untitled, mixed media on wood panel, 8&quot; x 10,&quot; 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65a04ed0503f7219d832d8f16e207f1ef4f1631e35f10ba3126bff1472943491/22003_JT_DR_Shot_04_001_.jpg" /> <img width="6500" height="4338" width_o="6500" height_o="4338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/066c4adbff8d61b74f246151c9e0f62e8ff05875f7e07898884cf4b267ff0bf1/JT_DR_21021_Shot_010_004_-copy.jpg" data-mid="208025885" border="0" alt="Insurance Fraud, acrylic on canvas, 52&quot; x 72,&quot; 2020" data-caption="Insurance Fraud, acrylic on canvas, 52&quot; x 72,&quot; 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/066c4adbff8d61b74f246151c9e0f62e8ff05875f7e07898884cf4b267ff0bf1/JT_DR_21021_Shot_010_004_-copy.jpg" /> https://devinrutz.com/World-on-Fire-text-page Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:05:04 +0000 drdtest4 https://devinrutz.com/World-on-Fire-text-page World on Fire &nbsp; <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa329a17e1b24410d9d32cfef5f7667f95ddc1627d3f13335331973630606f90/fire.jpeg" data-mid="208673815" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa329a17e1b24410d9d32cfef5f7667f95ddc1627d3f13335331973630606f90/fire.jpeg" />A house is fully engulfed by flames at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California. Photo by Fred Greaves/Reuters <img width="896" height="672" width_o="896" height_o="672" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5dfce1418b8b121fafa4b77825fdaccdcd52b6a234cba5f066e09dc3db6c4409/Screen-Shot-2024-04-10-at-11.03.18-AM.png" data-mid="208674884" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/896/i/5dfce1418b8b121fafa4b77825fdaccdcd52b6a234cba5f066e09dc3db6c4409/Screen-Shot-2024-04-10-at-11.03.18-AM.png" />LOS ANGELES - JUNE 16: The movie "Grease", directed by Randal Kleiser. Seen here, a hot rod drag race at Thunder Road. Filming location at Los Angeles River. Initial theatrical release of the film, June 16, 1978. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) A fire is the end of one thing and the begining of something new.&nbsp;This work comes from a&nbsp; place of horror. The feelings and emotions I tap into with this work are a way of coping with personal traumas and anxietys that continue to plague me. Where I grew up in Northern California car culture was a big thing. Friday nights were for cruising and showing off the results of a lot of hard work and elbow grease. Glistening, sex on wheeles with painted flames and slick whitewall tires. The cars painted in a way to have their inner power reflected on the outside. The hot rod flames would end up meaning something different to me over time.&nbsp; This collection of work is my effort to relate new wounds to the trauma of my past in an effort to push through the darkness of the present in the hopes of growth on the other side.&nbsp;