FARID RUEDA

MEXICO

BIOGRAPHY

Farid Rueda was born in Morelos, officially titled as a Free and Sovereign State of Morelos. Mexican pride runs deep in these lands, so it’s not surprising to see how much affection this artist has for his country. When young Farid turned the age of nine, his family moved to Xochimilco, México City. This was the crucial time for his development as this transit meant Rueda had much more art at his disposal – Xochimilco offered much more galleries and art institutions. He entered the famous ENAP (Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas or National School for Visual Art).

Over the course of the years, Rueda worked alongside some very famous fellow graffiti artists, such as the likes of Saner and LeSuperDemon. Combining styles of these visionaries made sure we got some extremely interesting results and pieces that were lucky enough to have the best out of every author combined inside them. No matter on which project Farid was working on, the main color characteristic was never brought to question. This is without a doubt his most renowned trademark. It should be noted that Farid Rueda is a part of the no-galleries wave and does not believe graffiti should ever be taken down and brought inside museums or such. It would be equal as destroying the pieces, as if you would amputate an arm and then expect it to continue living on. Such actions also destroy a vital part of graffiti identity – it changes its relationship with the viewers. Rueda once said: When my work is exhibited in galleries, people are instantly “programmed” to believe that what they see is art – even though sometimes they don’t understand it. It is different on the street, the critics are all over the world and artists get to connect with all of the viewers, beyond their tastes and knowledge in the matter and that is the biggest compliment in this line of work.

ARTWORKS

EXHIBITIONS

EDUCATION

∙ ENAP (Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas or National School for Visual Art)