Rutamfi
Examines consumption, cultural hybridity, and complexities of self-awareness
About
Born in 1998 in Queens, NY, and raised in Forest Park, GA, Ruth Burotte is a Miami-based Haitian American multidisciplinary artist working across character design, public art, and immersive installation. Blending watercolor with digital media, her stylized graphic work explores identity, technology, and cultural consumption. Through underrepresented, often Black female characters, she uses humor and vulnerability to address bias, mental health, and generational trauma.
Born 1998 in New York, NY, United States
Artist statement
“My family’s American dream didn’t account for internet culture.” Through character design and animation, I explore cultural consumptions of identity and self-awareness in today’s digital age. Influenced by postmodern animation and the DIY spirit of early 2000s flash art, my work combines 2D hand-drawn illustration, gritty watercolor textures, and CGI. By shifting among Superflat color schemes, simplified forms, and exaggerated proportions, I highlight the absurdities of modern life and the ways media shapes identity. Rooted in the Caribbean-American experience, my practice reimagines representation through humor and reflection.
Details
- Based in
- Miami, FL, United States
- Works in
- Illustration, Digital Art, New Media, Installation, Mixed Media
- Education
- BFA, University of Florida
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Image series · 2026 · Installation Art, Fashion Art, Sculpture
Image series · 2025 · installation
Image series · 2025 · installation
Single image · 2025 · Digital
Series with video · 2025 · Digital, animation
Single image · 2024 · Digital
Single image · 2024 · Digital
Single image · 2024 · Digital
Single image · 2024 · Digital
Single image · 2024 · Digital
Image series · 2024 · Wood, acrylic on canvas, ink
Image series · 2024 · 3D Print, Resin, Acrylic
Image series · 2024 · 3D print PLA, Acrylic
Image series · 2023 · Digital, 3D printed PLA, Paint
Single image · 2023 · Digital
Single image · 2023 · Acrylic, watercolor, ink on canvas
Single image · 2022 · Digital, Mixed Media, Video Art
Single image · 2022 · Digital
Single image · 2021 · Digital
Single image · 2021 · Watercolor, gouache
Single image · 2021 · Charcoal on Wood
Single image · 2021 · Mixed Media, Acrylic
Image series · 2021 · Mixed Media, Acrylic
Image series · 2020 · Ink on Nike paper bags
Video · 2024 · Digital, Video Art
Image series · 2023 · Digital, video art
Single image · 2022 · Digital
Image series · 2022 · Wood, Acrylic, Ink