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

  • Expressive painting by Bruno Vázquez titled 'Mono esnifando': a face inclined towards a surface, painted with loose brushstrokes in shades of blue, ochre and beige.

    Bruno Vazquez – Mono esnifando

  • A work by Hamid Reza Taheri titled 'White Demon (Div-e Sepid)': a pale figure crouching beside dark water that reflects it, shrouded in near-total darkness.

    Hamid Reza Taheri – White Demon Div e Sepid 2

  • Dark illustration by Romainiti titled 'Back to trauma': a horned figure standing upon reflective water in a nocturnal landscape with barren trees and spectral figures in the background.

    Romainiti – Back to trauma

  • Oil pastel painting by Saul G. Corona titled 'Un abrazo prieto con el tiempo detenido' (2025): two figures embracing tightly in warm tones of orange, pink and purple.

    Saul G. Corona – Un abrazo prieto con el tiempo detenido

  • Glitch animation titled 'Broken bicycle OE': a bicycle featuring a magenta and green chromatic aberration effect, with one wheel spinning out of focus and a diamond shape floating behind it.

    2ng3n133r5 – Broken bicycle OE

  • Animated glitch artwork by Renki Nonai: an abstract monochrome composition featuring diagonal beams and a distorted, pixelated building silhouette.

    Renki – Nonai

  • Artwork by Barbara Bezina titled 'Kasura': a blurred human figure in a pale blue hue emerging from a dark, textured, earth-toned background.

    Barbara Bezina – Kasura

  • A work by Milad Karamooz entitled 'You Must Obey': a human figure entirely enveloped in black strips featuring metal rings, the head included, set against a deep red background.

    Milad Karamooz – You Must Obey

  • Work by Pol Barbero entitled 'Portrait': an illustrated portrait of a bearded man wearing a beanie, rendered in loose black strokes filled with vibrant colours such as pink, blue, red and green.

    Pol Barbero – Portrait

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