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Reminisce (artist)
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Reminisce is a sculptor, painter
, and former street art
ist from San Francisco
and Los Angeles
, California, known for her evocative portrayal of horses.
Ruby Neri is the daughter of Bay Area Figurative sculptor Manuel Neri
, and followed in his footsteps as an artist. In the early 1990s, while attending San Francisco Art Institute
, she began prolifically painting distinct, monochromatic graffiti horses in public spaces in San Francisco. Her work was often well-received by the general public in San Francisco, even among people who did not normally like graffiti.
Meanwhile, she also had a parallel career as a gallery artist and muralist, receiving a BFA
in painting
from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1994. Her painting during this time is described as being influenced by Nicole Eisenmann, Raymond Pettibon
, and Mike Kelley. During this time, Neri contributed mural work to such sites as the Clarion Alley Mural Project
and the Redstone Building
. A founding member of what later came to be known as the Mission School
, she was a close collaborator with other notable graffiti artists such as Twist
and KR, as well as Mission School painter Alicia McCarthy.
In the late 1990s, Neri stopped doing graffiti entirely and moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles, where she devoted herself more fully to sculpture, creating figurative
but abstract
cubist sculptures of horses. During this time, she attended UCLA, where she received her MFA in 1998.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, and former street art
Street art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
ist from San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California, known for her evocative portrayal of horses.
Biography
Manuel Neri
Manuel Neri is an American sculptor, painter, and printmaker and a notable member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.- Biography :...
, and followed in his footsteps as an artist. In the early 1990s, while attending San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
, she began prolifically painting distinct, monochromatic graffiti horses in public spaces in San Francisco. Her work was often well-received by the general public in San Francisco, even among people who did not normally like graffiti.
Meanwhile, she also had a parallel career as a gallery artist and muralist, receiving a BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1994. Her painting during this time is described as being influenced by Nicole Eisenmann, Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon is an American artist who currently lives and works in Venice Beach, California.-Early life:...
, and Mike Kelley. During this time, Neri contributed mural work to such sites as the Clarion Alley Mural Project
Clarion Alley Mural Project
Clarion Alley Mural Project is an artists' collective formed in October 1992 by a volunteer collective of six North Mission residents: Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano...
and the Redstone Building
Redstone Building
The Redstone Building, also known as the Redstone Labor Temple, was formerly called "The San Francisco Labor Temple" was constructed and operated by the San Francisco Labor Council Hall Associates. Initial planning started in 1910, with most construction work done during 1914...
. A founding member of what later came to be known as the Mission School
Mission School
The Mission School is an art movement of the 1990s and 2000s, centered in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.-History and characteristics:...
, she was a close collaborator with other notable graffiti artists such as Twist
Barry McGee
Barry McGee is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Lydia Fong, Bernon Vernon, P.Kin, Ray Virgil, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others.-Life and career:McGee graduated from El Camino High School in South...
and KR, as well as Mission School painter Alicia McCarthy.
In the late 1990s, Neri stopped doing graffiti entirely and moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles, where she devoted herself more fully to sculpture, creating figurative
Figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...
but abstract
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
cubist sculptures of horses. During this time, she attended UCLA, where she received her MFA in 1998.
Further reading
- Bluhm, Erik. 2005. "Ruby Neri". ArtUS #8.
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. 1997. Bay Area Now: A Regional Survey of Contemporary Art.
External links
- "artist: reminisce", Transit: a database of graffiti from San Francisco.
- "Reminisce's horses in the streets of San Francisco", Art Crimes (website), 1995.
- "Ruby Neri: New Sculpture, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Artleak.org, October 2002.