Christian Ruiz Berman
Daisy (brief letter to a faraway friend)
Exceptional drama
the thirty petals
of the daisy-
the yellow of the
center
these little islands
that invoke
your light-
the consummation
of your distance
Actual or
imagined
the message is
always felt-
your memory meets
the standards
of the morning.
Christian Ruiz Berman was born in Mexico City, and has lived in 11 US states and four countries. He has a BA from Duke University, a masters in landscape architecture from RISD, and most recently, an MFA in painting from RISD (2018). His work spans various mediums, including painting, poetry, film, and sculpture. He has had three solo exhibitions, his paintings have been included in group exhibitions nationally and internationally, and his work has been reviewed and published in Juxtapoz, New American Paintings, Hyperallergic.com, Boooooom, among others. He has an upcoming museum show at the Kemper Museum of Art in Kansas City, and recently participated with Calderon Gallery in the 2022 edition of the Armory Show in NYC. Christian has taught at various universities as an Assistant Professor of painting and drawing, and in 2018-2019 he was an AICAD diversity teaching fellow at CCAD in Columbus. He has participated in several residencies, including Fountainhead, 100W Corsicana, Jentel, Marble House, the Wassaic Project, The Chautauqua School of Art, Plop, among others. His website is www.cruizberman.com and his instagram is @cruizberman.
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Exceptional drama
the thirty petals
of the daisy-
the yellow of the
center
these little islands
that invoke
your light-
the consummation
of your distance
Actual or
imagined
the message is
always felt-
your memory meets
the standards
of the morning.
Christian Ruiz Berman was born in Mexico City, and has lived in 11 US states and four countries. He has a BA from Duke University, a masters in landscape architecture from RISD, and most recently, an MFA in painting from RISD (2018). His work spans various mediums, including painting, poetry, film, and sculpture. He has had three solo exhibitions, his paintings have been included in group exhibitions nationally and internationally, and his work has been reviewed and published in Juxtapoz, New American Paintings, Hyperallergic.com, Boooooom, among others. He has an upcoming museum show at the Kemper Museum of Art in Kansas City, and recently participated with Calderon Gallery in the 2022 edition of the Armory Show in NYC. Christian has taught at various universities as an Assistant Professor of painting and drawing, and in 2018-2019 he was an AICAD diversity teaching fellow at CCAD in Columbus. He has participated in several residencies, including Fountainhead, 100W Corsicana, Jentel, Marble House, the Wassaic Project, The Chautauqua School of Art, Plop, among others. His website is www.cruizberman.com and his instagram is @cruizberman.
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