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Feels Finished

Ruben Bryan Castillo is an artist and printmaker currently living in Kansas CIty, MO. Feels Finished is a blog for all art-related things.
May 16 '13

Update, 05-16-2013

It’s been a crazy couple of months, but it is now official: I will be spending the summer at Landfall Press in Santa Fe, New Mexico! Jack Lemon, CEO and Master Printer at Landfall, has partnered with the Kansas City Art Institute to create an apprenticeship program for printmaking majors to get practical business experience in fine art publishing. It’s an incredibly unique experience and funding for this was made possible by both KCAI and Jack. I am extremely excited to be spending my summer working at this establishment. 

2013 is off to a promising start. I will be documenting my time in New Mexico here. Check back for more updates…

Mar 18 '13

View from the Bed, 2013
Graphite on Paper
10” x 13”

from the series Domestic Views

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Mar 18 '13

View of Love Seat, 2013
Graphite on Paper
10” x 13”

from the series Domestic Views

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Mar 18 '13

View of Bathroom From Hallway, 2013
Graphite on Paper
10” x 13”

from the series Domestic Views

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Mar 18 '13

View of Bed, 2012
Graphite on Paper
10” x 13”

from the series Domestic Views

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Mar 18 '13

View from Outside the Bedroom Window, 2012
Graphite on Paper
18” x 15”

from the series Domestic Views

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Mar 16 '13
Constitute, fourth state, 2012Etching and Drypoint on Rives BFKImage Size: 31 1/4” x 22 3/4”Paper Size: 38 1/4” x 28 3/4”
It just occurred to me that I never posted this state of my BFA piece. This was printed for my solo exhibition last year. I’d love to come back to this plate at some point…

Constitute, fourth state, 2012
Etching and Drypoint on Rives BFK
Image Size: 31 1/4” x 22 3/4”
Paper Size: 38 1/4” x 28 3/4”

It just occurred to me that I never posted this state of my BFA piece. This was printed for my solo exhibition last year. I’d love to come back to this plate at some point…

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Feb 21 '13
Detail of new drawing. Wishing I had access to a ferric chloride bath and printing press right about now…

Detail of new drawing. Wishing I had access to a ferric chloride bath and printing press right about now…

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Feb 18 '13
Detail. Done… But not finished? If that makes sense.

Detail. Done… But not finished? If that makes sense.

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Oct 12 '12
For now, Untitled, 2012Graphite on warm white 175gsm Rives Heavyweight13” x 17” 

For now, Untitled, 2012
Graphite on warm white 175gsm Rives Heavyweight
13” x 17” 

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Sep 9 '12

queer-intifada asked:

your work is incredible!

Thank you! I appreciate the comment!

Sep 1 '12

…and last but not least, sketches of the boyfriend. 

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Aug 31 '12

Scans from my sketchbook. These are some of the more recent ones.

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Aug 31 '12

Scans from my sketch book that I started on May 18th.

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Jun 5 '12

Documentation of my senior thesis exhibition, Body Vernacular at the Leopold Gallery in Kansas City, MO this past April.

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