BIO: Bob Ruefle~Artist
Bob Ruefle
Artist, Filmmaker, videographer & spiritual teacher.
bob RUEFle, a.k.a. RUEF, has been creating art ever since his Mother painted “Snoopy sleeping on his doghouse” on his and his brother’s bedroom wall when they were boys in the 70’s. His mom taught him how to draw and be creative. His G-Ma encouraged his drawing and painting by hanging his art, from the baseboards all the way up to the ceiling, all over her living room.
Ruef took art classes in Jr. and Sr. High School. He painted and sculpted. In college, at the University of Pittsburgh, he studied Creative Writing and Theater. That presented opportunities to paint sets, act, write, produce and direct plays and films. In the Summers, he worked for the Three Rivers Arts Festival and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Upon graduating, Ruef worked in TV Production for ESPN, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, Showtime for the Pgh. Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates. He worked in Film Production in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles for the productions of the X-Files, SMART PEOPLE, and THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, to name just a few. He acted in numerous Professional Theater Productions, such as Measure for Measure, Romeo and Juliet as well as in commercials and independent films too. He has also acted, written, produced and directed some independent films like HORSES CRY TOO, which won the “Winnie Award” at the Equus Film and Arts Festival, and THE UNITY PROJECT, which is currently in post-production.
Over the last couple of decades, Ruef has continually sketched many drawings, studied and explored art in galleries all over the world. He has visited The Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, Mattress Factory, and The Frick Art Museum in Pittsburgh; The MET and the MOMA in N.Y.C;, the Chicago Art Museum, the Salvador Dali Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the L.A. Art Museum, the Frank Arnold gallery in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in Russia; the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, and the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburg, Scotland. He had visions, sketches and ideas for paintings from years and years of studying all forms of art and paintings.
In 2016, Ruef started to paint various styles and forms of art inspired by his decades of studying art all over the world. He began to experiment with a vision of painting what he refers to as “spiritual abstracts”.
The first season of the pandemic in 2020 offered up the opportunity for Ruef to focus a tremendous amount of time, energy and joy in painting more art than he had ever created before. His first two paintings from this period, “The Agape heArt” and the “Eye of God” were acquired by excited art lovers. He became a working artist in regards to his art and paintings.
Over the last couple of years, he has been creating various paintings, styles and mediums. He has also continued to enjoy creating new works of art. He has been encouraged to submit his art to be shown in galleries in Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and other cities in the United States. 2022-2024 has been years filled with new visions, refining, and preparations for new screenings of his art, films and creative projects. He has also been writing scripts, acting, filming and editing short films and videos.
Stay tuned for RUEF’s latest Art paintings, Merch drops, and video and film screenings!