Art: A. Ruiz Villar's collages fall halfway between geometric pattern and collage

Date
11 July 2013

Albert Ruiz Villar’s collages combine found objects, graphic shapes and soft muted colours in a sweet assemblage which relies on an absence of technique, structure or material. Sound a bit disordered? Maybe, but that seems to be part of its charm. Using accident as a means by which to create effect, the artist’s practice becomes something like topography, mapping out segments and scraps of paper to mirror the creative process. And the resulting images are really lovely – a great half-way point between geometric patterns and collage which few artists are able to execute as well as this fellow.

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Albert Ruiz Villar: The Steady Machine

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Albert Ruiz Villar: Sauce

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Albert Ruiz Villar: Blue Coocking

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Albert Ruiz Villar: Jacob’s Cage

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Albert Ruiz Villar: Vase, Cup and Bird

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Albert Ruiz Villar: Machine and Map

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Albert Ruiz Villar: Nobody Eats Under the Table

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Maisie Skidmore

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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