Anna Ruiz

Anna was born in a little village near Barcelona in 1983. In her childhood she always dreamt about discovering the wonders of the world and in fact when she was eighteen she decided to leave home and moved to London.

Inspired by London Anna joined a course in art and design. A year later she began a BA in graphic design at the London College of Communication specializing in advertising. It was something Anna enjoyed but felt wasn't truly for her. Shortly after she started working within fashion and branding for a fashion supplier. Her clients included big fashion retailers such as Topshop and the well established designers Jonathan Saunders and Cristian Zuzunaga. Three years in fashion helped her realize what her true passion had always been. Illustration.

This site shows the more personal and artistic side of Anna's work. The illustrations are drawn from dreams and from her awareness of the symbols of the unconcious. Most of the work focuses on archetypes which are often presented to us as imaginary characters from fairy tales and myths. Usually these figures are considered to be mere inventions created by man to entertain the masses but in reality they are patterns that repeat throughout human history. Anna considers texture and pattern to be a very important aspect of our lives. They can alter the meaning of every single thing, reflecting age, touch, materiality and also evoking feelings and symbolizing chaos, order or any other personal association.

Through the act of visualization Anna has been able to understand the human psyche a little bit better and by doing so understand human behavior that much more.