Ruben Orgye explores the mask as a metaphor for the ego: an identity built to be accepted, desired, or validated. In his works, faces are not portraits but ambiguous presences between what is shown and what is concealed—a symbolic skin that protects and distorts. The mask appears both as emotional armor and as a social code: the more the individual is displayed, the further they drift from themselves.

The gaze lies at the centre of this tension. Orgye depicts the act of watching and being watched as an exchange of power and fragility: the eye seduces, judges, demands attention, but also reveals fear, desire, and loneliness. Considering this, his painting engages with the era of digital overexposure, where the self becomes an image and external recognition shapes intimacy. His figures hover between presence and absence, as if the watcher’s gaze were both mirror and threat.

Through layers, veils, and direct gestures, Orgye offers a contemporary reading of the individual: masks that promise belonging, yet often end up replacing our personal essence with a representation designed for society.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Dos personas observando pinturas en una galería de arte en blanco y negro.
Silueta de una persona con gorra y una bebida, observando una pintura en un espacio con fondo texturizado en blanco y negro.

Misonny Art Festival
ArtBasel · Le Consulat, Paris

An exhibition in the midst of ArtBasel Paris featuring queer contemporary art revolves around the themes of skin, texture, and sensuality. SKINS is an art exhibition that brings together various works from local and international artists focused on touch, sensuality, companionship, and both human and artificial surfaces.

Each artist has expressed the theme through their unique personal art and invites us on a journey that transcends mere skin. It is a pleasure to exhibit alongside the works of Giovanni Leandro Bassan, Ian Bertolucci, Gastón Lisak, Juliana Plexxo, Frederic Imbert, Ricardo Fumanal, Daniela McNulty, and Alexandre Desmidt.

Evento social en espacio interior con gente conversando y observando arte en las paredes. Hay esculturas y decoración tipo industrial. La gente está de pie en pequeños grupos distribuidos por el lugar.

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Art solo exhibition, Barcelona

Un grupo de personas observa una actuación de danza contemporánea en una galería de arte. Dos bailarinas vestidas con ropa ajustada de color beige realizan una performance en el centro de la sala, que tiene paredes blancas y un mural abstracto. El suelo está adornado con palabras en carteles de cartón.
exposición de arte contemporáneo del artista contemporaneo Ruben Orgye con tres pinturas abstractas oscuras colgando en las paredes blancas, piso de madera y columnas de soporte blancas
Un grupo de personas reunidas en una sala grande iluminada con luz cálida, vista a través de puertas abiertas. La sala tiene paredes con pintura desgastada y decoraciones artísticas del artista contemporaneo Ruben Orgye.
Grupo de personas observando arte en una galería con arte moderno en las paredes del artista contemporaneo Ruben Orgye.

The exhibition took place in the iconic Casa Rius venue, where large-format artworks challenged conventions by offering a personal reinterpretation of the seven deadly sins, capturing the audience’s attention. It was an invitation to embark on a visual journey that transcended the boundaries of conventional art, incorporating music, color, and a surprise performance for those attending the opening.

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