Ruben Marroquin is an American born Venezuelan artist. He studied Fine Arts at the I. U. E. S. A. P. Armando Reveron in Caracas, Venezuela, specializing painting. He received a 2year AAS degree on Textile and Surface Design, from the Fashion Institute of Technology and is currently in the BFA program for Textile and Surface Design at F.I.T.

His work has appeared in publications such as the Village Voice, The Icon and the Hue Magazines from F.I.T. And has formed part of group exhibitions at the Sala Mendoza Gallery in Caracas, Venezuela, The Umbrella Gallery in New York City, and The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

He lives and works in Brooklyn

"I weave found objects and bamboo rods into a sort of skeleton structure. After that I embroider over the structure, the threads raise and sink from the surface unevenly. The body of my work consists of an exploration on how to approach painting using alternative materials, predominantly threads, bamboo and found objects. This work was inspired by three of my favorite American artists: Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Willem de Kooning."