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Art Practice 2026 @aileenrubio.art
every part of this earth is a surrogate for the people that helped create iteach building reflects the community that built it
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
I drew some random kid I found on a Youtube thumbnail. I think it was an Omeleto video.
2019
Colored Pencil on Paper, Digital
Light fluctuations through stained glass is always beautiful and ethereal at different times of day.
2025
Photograph of the Stanford Memorial Church
Observing simple, everyday practices in a new country and being dumbfounded by them led me to write this piece on everyday norms and practices here Link to Artwork
2022
Poetry
Sea Glass is a poem I wrote in high school about fearing going to college. I transformed it into a book with watercolor paintings and text designs.
2023
Art book
As we were walking through the streets in Rome, my mom noticed the harsh shadows hitting the restaurant in front of us, creating gorgeous colors.
2016
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
A visual exploration of ZIP, a drug currently in development used to treat PTSD by directly erasing targeted memories.
Mixed Media
This piece highlights the importance of community and hope in the midst of a pandemic, despite physical separation from others.
2020
This piece is a portrait of a friend that overlays an island near the Philippines that has a deep personal association for her from her time there.
2017
Oil Paint on Canvas
This project was done on a ten-day summer trip to my family’s ranch.
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Environmental Photographs
This painting is an interpretation of Magritte’s surrealist painting “The Mysteries of the Horizon,” replacing the men with an aging ballerina.
Acrylic paint on canvas
Whales and dolphins were my favorite animals when I was younger. In this piece, dark shadows contrasted by blue hues highlight that childhood bond.
Adobe Photoshop Illustration
A study on ephemeral hands, and an attempt to capture desperate grasping.
2014
Gesso on card.
My IUD made me bleed for 8 months straight, gave me terrible cramps, and made me depressed. After finally getting it removed, I made art with it.
Oil paint, acrylic paint, and IUD on wood panel
Night is when the imagination comes alive.
Digital Illustration
This is a surreal meditation on nature’s comforting power as a sanctuary for people in need of healing.
Pencil on paper
I made this painting with an attempt to capture the vibrant feeling of spring and awakening. It’s a reminder of the beauty and color of life!
Oil on canvas
An abstract perspective of a cityscape.
2021
Water Color on Paper
My mother in her monthly kimchi-making ritual, a food that I learned to take pride in despite being initially ashamed of it.
Mice own your belongings at night.
Charcoal Pencil on Paper