Location during Art Walk EAST:
Stop 15. Ricardo Rosales
4118 Commerce Street., Unit 203

Ricardo Rosales is a Mexican-American photographer and interdisciplinary artist based in Dallas, Texas. His practice spans photography, printed matter, and editorial formats, often exploring unconventional methods of image production and display. His work focuses on ordinary subject matter, examining objects, lifestyles, and places that are often ignored or considered unremarkable. Rooted in his experience growing up as a first-generation Mexican-American in Texas, his practice reflects personal and cultural narratives shaped by everyday life, memory, and material exploration.

Artist story and creative journey
Ricardo Rosales is a Mexican-American photographer and interdisciplinary artist based in Dallas, Texas. His practice spans photography, printed matter, and editorial formats, often exploring unconventional methods of image production and display. His work focuses on ordinary subject matter, examining objects, lifestyles, and places that are often ignored or considered unremarkable. Rooted in his experience growing up as a first-generation Mexican-American in Texas, his practice reflects personal and cultural narratives shaped by everyday life, memory, and material exploration.

Inspiration and artistic perspective
A recurring focus within his work is his intimate relationship with hair—specifically long brown hair—drawn from early memories of combing his mother’s hair. This gesture, along with the presence of natural dark hair and the comb as an object, has become a lasting visual motif. Through photography, zines, and the physical handling of printed images, Rosales continues to explore hair as both subject and symbol, treating images as objects and sites for ongoing discovery and reflection.

Instagram: @r.0.t.0
Email: rosricardo06@gmail.com