History of their self portaits
Already at 14 years old Ruzo’s self portraits are surprising.	At 20 years old one can see the traces of Rembrandt, his master of his youth.	In 1942. Successful with his posters. At 29 years old the war influences Ruzo’s decision to abandon posters and he begins to paint with the message to make the world better. (Note: To view this painting in full please view at the bottom of the “Posters” section.)	At 33 years old Ruzo discovers the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. Between 1945 and 1946 he paints in a state of hopelessness. In the fire of 1997 this painting gets damaged and blackened. Ruzo, retouches the painting with a ray of hope.
In 1947, at the age of 34, Ruzo is ill. He is in a hopeless and powerless state. He paints with a wet cloth pressed against his head to reduce the fever. This portrait was blackened after the fire in 1997, and Ruzo paints half of this portrait how he is today; full of hope.	In 1954, after his great success with posters, and in search of a way to give a hopeful message to the world through his painting, he himself falls into misery and feels isolated. He is 42 years old and even the frame of his painting is cracked.	In 1965 at 52 years old he paints a series of self portraits of himself by candlelight. They are called meditation.	In 1966, 53 years old. One year before Ruzo finishes his revolving painting. Optimism, confidence and certainty are the messages that the revolving painting radiates around the world. Is this an illusion?

In 1967, 54 years old. The revolving painting is finished. Ruzo asks himself “who am I?” and a new era begins.	In 1968, 55 years old. A new age begins: one of emulsion on aluminium. Ruzo always has an idea of a painting in his head.	1973, 60 years old. Ruzo’s reflections on incarnation lead to a series of works.
Chinese ink is still his first study for everything he does. Here Ruzo at 70 years old in 1983.	1995 At 82 years old, Ruzo comes out of his silence and begins to create.	2001, Ruzo is almost 90 years old. After the fire, he plunges into the philosophy of the relativity of our existence and creates the self portrait titled: The Dandelion.