Rubén Martín de Lucas
His Work
Bad Wolf VIII
Rubén Martín de Lucas (Madrid, Spain, 1977)
2025, Madrid
Oil and wax on canvas, on foam and wooden frame, 180 x 150 cm.
The work is part of the series Transgenic Days, in which Rubén Martín explores the tension between instinctive nature and social impositions. Through the figure of the wolf, he symbolizes the wild energy that society tends to repress. The work belongs to the curatorial core Life, Trace and Impact, because it advocates for individual freedom and the wild, inviting reflection on the footprint and the impact that the system and society exert on the human being from birth.
The perspective that it brings to the collection:
We have chosen Rubén Martín for the conceptual strength of his work, as his projects refer to ideas and problems that, although they derive from the past, still remain present today without having been resolved. His compositions reactivate these issues, inviting debate and reflection. Thus, Martín not only represents situations or figures but transforms human conflicts into visual narratives that open spaces for discussion and introspection. His work brings a conceptual dimension to the collection that connects history, present, and contemporary imagination.
MURALS
Live to learn / Live to learn
Rubén Martín de Lucas
Location: streets of New Delhi. New Delhi, India Year: 2015
This is an intervention by Boa Mistura carried out in New Delhi in 2015, when Rubén
was still part of the collective.
The work incorporates references to Shiva, Sarasvati, Ganesh, the peacock and the tiger, along with the
message Live to Learn, inspired by a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi.
“Omnipotent technology reigns”
Rubén Martín de Lucas
Location: Calle Santiago, behind the Camón Aznar Museum. Zaragoza, Spain Year: 2010 Festival: Festival Asalto
