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r u b e n   a c o s t a  

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 1st PLACE WINNER  

THE LAVENDER ISSUE:  LGBT ART TODAY
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ruben acosta
whittier, california/USA 
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Assemblage of found objects 
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artist statement

Ever since I can remember, I picked things up; a broken motorcycle mirror in the alley, a rusted pipe from the back yard, a little red wagon left behind. Abandoned objects that possessed an unknown past, discarded present, and no relevant future. Working with what's been identified as trash to some has become my life's passion.

Growing up in South El Monte, too close to gang activity, too familiar with drug and alcohol abuse, with too many events of separation and despair, placed me in an environment full of dysfunction and discard.  I searched for what I could salvage from within, looking at my own experience, my own existence, my own strength, and found passion as an artist.

bio

     Ruben Acosta's art work has been showcased in various Los Angeles fine art galleries, including LAAA/Gallery 825, and highlighted in Arts & Understanding National AIDS Magazine.

 

      AWARDS/MEMBERSHIPS

2010 recipient of juried membership call for Los Angeles Arts Association

        EXIBITION HISTORY

2010
Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825 GEM Group Show
EcologicalART Gallery, Revisions Group Show
Mi Alma, Customs Designs

 

        2009

      Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825 Open Show
Art Scene Today, Finalist December
Art Scene Today, Finalist October
Belsito-Roche Fine Art Gallery, Eco-Chic
The Loft at Liz Gallery, Diverted Destruction II


2008
2nd St. Cigar Art Gallery
Los Angeles, Downtown Art Walk, Gorilla Art Show
A&U National AIDS Magazine, Artist Profile
Salvage Concepts Video

2004
A&U National AIDS Magazine, Body Politic Colum January - December

2003
Rhapsody on Rails, Short Film
A&U National AIDS Magazine, Body Politic Colum January- August


2002
Poz Magazine, Climb Every Mountain Article