Ruben Benjamin (b. 1994) works at the intersection of painting and sculpture, exploring the relationship between material, light, and perception. Through layered and compressed pigments, his works develop sculptural depth, dissolving the boundary between image and object.

Drawing from geological formations, atmospheric processes, and the visual language of a digitized present, Benjamin examines how perception is shaped by both physical matter and contemporary image culture. Highly saturated colors and bold tonal shifts reference organic structures while echoing the sensory intensity of the digital age.

Often conceived as “sculptures for the wall,” his works capture a sense of suspended movement. Benjamin works with industrial materials including aluminium panels, 3D-printing, and marble-based elements, applying color through sprayed layers and manual intervention. The traces of process remain visible, emphasizing making over illusion.

Benjamin’s works are held in private collections in Europe, the United States, and Asia. In parallel, his practice includes commissioned installations, among them a project for the Vacheron Constantin art collection. Based in Munich, he continues to investigate how material, color, and light can expand the possibilities of contemporary painting and sculpture.

"My work is built around the simulation of light. I create physical surfaces where light feels embedded in the material itself. Nature informs the work as force - erosion, pressure, atmosphere. The result exists between geological matter and digital illusion." - RB

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2026

March: Solo Exhibition, "When the dust settles", Gallery Sonder, Newport Beach, California, USA, (More information: LINK or info@gallerysonder.com)

2025

Solo Show “TRY TO ACT NORMAL”, Munich

The Thing In Itself – Group Exhibition, Gallery Sonder, Los Angeles, USA (With Josh Sperling, Jae Ford, Noosha Golab, Gary Lang, Sheng Lor, Susan Maddux, Pilar Wiley)

Group Exhibition – Curated by Bettina Beckert (Sotheby’s); Founded by Peter J.C. Hansen and Korbinian Kohler; Under the patronage of Michael Buhrs (Director, Museum Villa Stuck), Tegernsee

2024

Holistic Artwork Installation “From Past to Present”. For the Vacheron Constantin Art Collection, Munich & Geneva

Max33 – “Almost Coming Home”, Curated by Bettina Beckert (Sotheby’s), Founder: Peter J.C. Hansen, Patroness: Susanne Hermanski, Group Exhibition with Gregor Hildebrandt, Lars Eidinger, Hannes Heinrich (and further), Residenzstr., Munich

2023

The Untitled Void – “Do That Thing”, Group Exhibition, Seoul

Solo Show “NO TIME TO EXPLAIN”, AAAHH Penthouse

Max33 – Group Exhibition, Interim accommodation of the Museum Villa Stuck, Munich

2022

Solo Show “FROZEN IN TIME”

“Full House Art” Charity Exhibition, Board Members: Peter J.C. Hansen, Mon Muellerschoen, Kateryna Vozianova, Munich

“Between Realms”, Curated by Jessica Wan, Group Exhibition with Beeple, Damien Hirst (and further)

PRESS:

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

"You simply want to touch the overlapping color compositions and relief-like surfaces by Ruben Benjamin. The artist's small and large-format paintings can be seen internationally, from Miami to Seoul.“

"Die Kollaboration von Thomas Mang & Ruben Benjamin" (LINK)

THEMAGAZINE GERMANY X THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Benjamin, who began his career with a passion for drawing and spray paint, has developed into an artist whose works transcend boundaries in both painting and sculpture."

GQ

„Ruben Benjamin has now fully arrived in this (art) world and inspires people with his sculptures.“