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Ruby aka RuCu has been creating delightful scenes around the Augusta area, by illustrating creatures and objects in bold and interesting ways, taking her spin on street art and applying it to bright and beautiful canvases. In a first cooperative interview, Creases (C) and the City Rag (CR), sat to talk with RuCu about her art and more in this month’s issue.
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The complete interview can be listened to above, below are some of RuCu's art as well as a rundown of the start of the interview.
The clip above features music from GLOOM COCOON during the intro, but more importantly, at the end you are treated to Stink Bamboo's "Run After Her" of which RuCu is a member. Enjoy!
The clip above features music from GLOOM COCOON during the intro, but more importantly, at the end you are treated to Stink Bamboo's "Run After Her" of which RuCu is a member. Enjoy!
C: What inspired you to create your artwork?
I’ve been doing art since I was a really little, my grandmother was an artist, and her grandmother was an artists, and my mom was an artist, it’s like three to four generations of art. It took me a long time to find my niche, for the stencils and my style.
I’ve been doing art since I was a really little, my grandmother was an artist, and her grandmother was an artists, and my mom was an artist, it’s like three to four generations of art. It took me a long time to find my niche, for the stencils and my style.
C: Did their art style influence you?
I don’t know, it’s something that I just fell into. It was right at a time where I lost my mom and my dad, it was a really crucial point of my life. Then being inspired by street art and guerrilla art and things like that.
I don’t know, it’s something that I just fell into. It was right at a time where I lost my mom and my dad, it was a really crucial point of my life. Then being inspired by street art and guerrilla art and things like that.
C: Is there any particular artist that awoke your love of stencil work?
Well Banksy obviously, but I was just seeing what could be done with multi layered stencils and I was blown away. My idea of stencils is very flat and two dimensional and it becomes like screen printing where you can build it however you want it.
Well Banksy obviously, but I was just seeing what could be done with multi layered stencils and I was blown away. My idea of stencils is very flat and two dimensional and it becomes like screen printing where you can build it however you want it.
C: You have a video of the Steve Martin piece online too
Oh right, yeah, and I have this memory from childhood, where Hello Kitty and Pink Panther were just be walking around floating and there was no detail in the background just simple details. I’ve been obsessed with repeat patterns and I started incorporating them into the background.
Oh right, yeah, and I have this memory from childhood, where Hello Kitty and Pink Panther were just be walking around floating and there was no detail in the background just simple details. I’ve been obsessed with repeat patterns and I started incorporating them into the background.
CR: I like the C-3P0 and R2-D2, they’re sorta floating.
Yeah they are, there’s no definition there.
CR: I like how [stencils are] instant you spray paint it, take it off and you’re done. Where as, painting with strokes, you have to stop and look at it, you might cover something up. It creates depth, when you use layers.
Yeah they are, there’s no definition there.
CR: I like how [stencils are] instant you spray paint it, take it off and you’re done. Where as, painting with strokes, you have to stop and look at it, you might cover something up. It creates depth, when you use layers.
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I do a lot of illustrating and traditional painting too, but there’s something with the stencils that just speaks to me, and I can get it perfect.
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You can find RuCu's art on her Facebook Page
Swing by New Moon Café sometime to see her art, or visit That Place Coffee shop in May for her gallery show!
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