Ruth is a Visual Artist and TV Director with a background in both fine art and animation. She studied Fine Art Painting at UWE Bristol before completing a Postgraduate degree in Animation at Central Saint Martins in London. Her early career led her into children’s television, where she spent over two decades directing shows for Disney Junior, Universal Kids, Sky Kids and CBBC, amongst others. After a 25-year break from her studio practice, Ruth recently returned to making art with a renewed focus. She now balances her time between Directing for television and developing her personal art practice.
Ruth Ducker Art: Creative Expressions
Each piece has a story. Some stories are embedded in the objects, some stories emerge as objects come together.
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I work with discarded materials, broken objects, things destined for landfill.
These fragments reflect something human, often flawed or overlooked, but still full of value. I’m drawn to the idea that everything has a place, no matter how damaged and that they can be reborn into a new existence.
Each piece begins with a story, sometimes held within the objects themselves, sometimes discovered when they are placed together. The meaning might lie in a single item or emerge from the relationship between the parts. The process is instinctive, guided by feel rather than a calculated plan.
While the work often carries personal meaning, my aim is to create something visually striking on its own. I leave space for the viewer to respond freely, to see their own story in the layers and forms but I also embrace the opportunity to share my own narrative.