Juan A. Esteban

Contemporary artist and independent researcher.

Esteban-Ruiz Collection

Visual collection merging conceptual artworks with minimalist geometric lines

Esteban-Ruiz Collection. A personal collection initiated during the 2020 pandemic. It is articulated by three criteria: support for formal experimentation, attention to international artists producing under conditions of oppression or precariousness, and testimony to a moment I perceive as a historical transition in art. The collection is not an accumulation of works: it is a curatorial practice that selects pieces wherever I recognise the possibility of a shift in the conditions of the artistic field.

Evolving curation

  • Work by Massimo Trovati titled 'The Light 4': a hanging light bulb in an empty room projects a beam of light with rainbow colours onto the floor.

    Massimo Trovati – ArtWork 50 The Light 4

  • Surrealist collage by TwelveBrunches titled 'The Remover of the Unnecessary and the Law of Uncaptured Moments': a bird-headed figure holding a red camera to its face, wearing an embroidered blue jacket and red skirt against a turquoise background.

    TwelveBrunches – The Remover of the Unnecessary and the Law of Uncaptured Moments

  • Black and white photograph by Oykutuna titled 'Not Your Dreamland': a stray dog in a dilapidated urban alleyway, amidst bin bags, an old van, and derelict buildings.

    Oykutuna – Not Your Dreamland

  • Work by Adrián García titled 'Morpho Apotheosis': a curved human figure in shades of red with translucent butterfly-wing structures, set against a white background.

    Adrian Garcia – Apotheosis

  • Artistic portrait titled 'Explosante Fixe – Regina': a woman with an intense expression, red hair, red-painted lips, and reddish markings on her face and chest, set against a teal background.

    Explosante Fixe – Regina

  • Work by Moein Khatte Siah titled 'The Last Fracture of Light': a dark figure with glowing eyes and outstretched arms amidst intersecting white strokes, set against a reddish-orange background.

    Moein Khatte Siah – The Last Fracture of Light

  • Work by Magiclords titled 'Disrupted connection': a man manipulates a wall covered in roots intertwined with embedded vintage electronic equipment and synthesisers, within a domestic room.

    Magiclords – Disrupted connection

  • Painting by Uyen Tran Gjerde titled 'Love Cry': a face with closed eyes tilted backwards, emerging from the darkness with expressive brushstrokes in light tones.

    Uyen Tran Gjerde – Love Cry Dark Sensual portraits

  • Work by Dominic Blewett titled 'Czech': black and white photograph of a grid of textured blocks with letters and initials at the top.

    Dominic Blewett – Czech

  • Work by Agyeon titled 'The City of Gamblers': a surrealist totem formed by stacked dice, a bottle, and small windmills, on a slender stem, against a neutral background.

    Agyeon – The City of Gamblers

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