This is where we meet

2009-2013

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The individual works in ‘This is Where We Meet’ share an interest and ambition in a search for ‘in-between-ness’. Meeting points between territories of ethereality and reality, between the public and the private, the interior and exterior and very often between medium and media.

In viewing Le Ruez’s artwork it is necessary to keep hold of the fact that underneath the psychological and sensory complexities there is playfulness involved. His works, although based within foundations of aesthetic study and wide ranging interests, still maintain a child-like inquisitiveness that reflects the intrigue with which they are made. As said, ‘This is Where We Meet’ is an exhibition in which different strands of thought convene at a point within Le Ruez’s practice. Yet it is nevertheless a point at which pursuing, fighting with and consolidating territories, is still leading Le Ruez toward new and intriguing developments.

Excerpt from the essay ‘In-between Territories’ by Rory Biddulph, written in conjunction with the solo exhibition ‘This is where we meet’, at Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2011

A night in Naples

A night in Naples, 2011

Steel, transparent paper, household and acrylic paint
Dimensions variable

Two ferns tied together

Two ferns tied together, 2013

Ink, thread, adhesive and coloured tape on paper mounted on archival board
21 x 30cm

A familiar place for the very first time

A familiar place for the very first time, 2009

Wood, steel, concrete, texture, oil and household paint
116 x 36 x 105cm
Collection du fond d'art contemporain - Basse Normandie, France

Nordseeheil

Nordseeheil, 2018

Found postcard, sanded Cromático paper, transparent tape, thread, adhesive
11 x 15cm

All the Beauty you will ever need

All the Beauty you will ever need, 2009

Wood, steel, concrete, texture, oil and household paint
60 x 49 x 122cm

Ravenna

Ravenna, 2010

Found postcard, acrylic paint, foam ball
11 x 15cm

I believe I have seen what I longed to see

I believe I have seen what I longed to see, 2011

Steel, oil and household paint, foam, micro beads
189 x 128 x 85cm

I believe I have seen what I longed to see (Detail)

I believe I have seen what I longed to see (Detail), 2011

I believe I have seen what I longed to see (Detail)

I believe I have seen what I longed to see (Detail), 2011

Splitting Paris #1

Splitting Paris #1, 2010

Found postcard, acrylic paint, thread, leather, transparent tape
16 x 21cm

Splitting Paris #2

Splitting Paris #2, 2010

Found postcard, acrylic paint, transparent tape
16 x 21cm

This is where we meet (Installation view)

This is where we meet (Installation view), 2011

Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Fairytale fountain in Friedenstein park

Fairytale fountain in Friedenstein park, 2011

Found postcard, acrylic paint, aluminium paper, foam ball
15 x 13 x 9cm

Untitled (Detail)

Untitled (Detail), 2011

Steel, muslin, plaster, glass, ribbon, wax, oil and household paint, coloured rubber

Yellow Fernsehturm

Yellow Fernsehturm, 2011

Found postcard, grey and yellow transparent tape
18 x 14cm

Swimming pool

Swimming pool, 2014

Found postcard, acrylic paint, thread, adhesive
Dimensions variable

Swimming pool

Swimming pool, 2014

Found postcard, acrylic paint, thread, adhesive
Dimensions variable

Omis

Omis, 2010

Found postcard, thread, foam ball
15 x 11cm