StudioJorge Ruiz
Jorge Ruiz
2D and 3D animationIsla Studio · Madrid
Co-founder of Isla Studio, where he leads 3D animation and visual effects. A 3D animator, VFX artist and PhD in Philosophy.
- 3D animation
- Visual effects (VFX)
- Graphic design
- Audiovisual editing
- Sound
- Interactive installation
- 12
- masterpieces from the Thyssen Museum rebuilt in 3D so you can walk inside them
- 20+
- years of creative work, design, 3D and audiovisual editing at Zona-NN
- PhD
- in Philosophy, cum laude, from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Who Jorge is
Jorge Ruiz Abánades is a 3D animator, visual effects artist and PhD in Philosophy. He made the twelve videos that rebuild masterpieces from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in 3D so you can step inside them, for the museum’s 25th anniversary.
Since 2003 he has run Zona-NN, which does creative work, graphic design, 3D and audiovisual editing for agencies such as Leo Burnett, brands such as Vodafone, Supermercados Día and Mini, TV channels such as Canal+, TVE, Antena 3 and La Sexta, and institutions such as the Instituto Cervantes. He began as a sound technician at Cadena SER and W Radio Colombia.
He earned his PhD in Philosophy at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, has taught design at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica, and is an editor at Libros de la caverna. As an artist, he directs the free improvisation collective En Busca Del Pasto, is part of INTACT Project, a pioneer of artistic telepresence, and has directed the documentary “Hierba entre los adoquines” (Grass Between the Cobblestones, 2021) and the short “The Dancing Plague” (2016).
Career
- 2022–presentCo-founder · animation and VFXIsla Studio
3D animation, visual effects and post-production.
- 2016–2017Masterpieces in 3DFundación BBK and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Twelve videos to walk inside paintings by Goya, Velázquez and Rembrandt on the streets of Bilbao (“Ciudad Hiria / Ciudad Museo”, 2016), and twelve works from the Thyssen collection on its social media and projected onto its façade for its 25th anniversary (2017).
- 2013–2020Design lecturerUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid (CSDMM) and Universidad Veritas, Costa Rica
Graphic design, design culture, portfolios and hermeneutics for design.
- 2003–presentProject directorZona-NN
Creative work, graphic design, 3D and audiovisual editing for agencies, brands, TV channels and institutions.
- 2003–presentCreator and directorEn Busca Del Pasto
Interdisciplinary free improvisation collective: more than a hundred performances and more than fifty albums.
- 2002–2004Sound technicianCadena SER and W Radio Colombia
Recording and broadcast.
How Jorge works
Stepping into the painting
He rebuilds artworks and spaces in 3D so you can walk through them from the inside.
Thought and design
A PhD in Philosophy, he has taught graphic design, design culture and hermeneutics for design.
Art and technology
Since 2012 at INTACT Project, which brings together art, telecommunications and interactive installations.
Recognition and press
- 2019Contemporary Creation grantMadrid City Council, for “Hierba entre los adoquines”, a documentary on free improvisation in Madrid
- 2008Contemporary Creation grantMadrid City Council, for “CUE-Madrid”, multidisciplinary open-participation events
- Diario del AltoAragón · 2019Jorge Ruiz Abánades: «José Val del Omar tenía un discurso demasiado avanzado» (José Val del Omar had a discourse that was far too advanced)
Shall we talk about your project?
Tell us what you’re working on, even if it’s only half thought through. We’ll get back to you and find a time to go through it properly.
info@isla-studio.com
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