Ugly Paintings
James Rubio
September 9th, 2023 - October 15th, 2023
Ugly Paintings marks Ki Smith Gallery's first solo show with the iconic Downtown artist James Rubio. The Ugly Paintings are an energetic reaction to "nowism" and the vibrant flooding of the present. Using bright colors and humor to explore darkness and fear, Rubio's work gives the viewer a look at the now-and-pending future through a style that references and updates the underground of the past. Rubio employs stylized cartoon motifs to present both familiar and imagined characters, allowing a space to meditate on the sensory overload that is everyday life.
Select Available
12 in x 19 in , Artist pulled silk screen on paper
Signed limited edition print (21/40)
$100.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
32 in x 48 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1,800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
23 in x 19 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
28 in x 86 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$4,000.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
28.5 in x 52.5 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on panel
$1,500.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
28 in x 33 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$420.69 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
10 in x 22 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$420.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
18 in x 24 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray pain on canvas
$800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
7 in x 7 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$80.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
8 in x 10 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$250.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
10 in x 22 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$420.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
25 in x 40 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1,500.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
8 in x 10 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$250.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
28 in x 34 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$900.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
46 in x 32 in x 3.5 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$2,020.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
32 in x 37 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1,800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
32 in x 48 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
20 in x 29 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1,800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
18 in x 33 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1,800.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
28 in x 69 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$3,000 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
32 in x 68.5 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$3,000.00 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio
40.5 in x 24 in , Acrylic, ink, and spray paint on canvas
$1,200 (Excluding Sales Tax)
James Rubio