He was born in Salzburg in 1967.

After graduating from high school, he studied at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg in Prof. Luis Murschetz's caricature class. Alongside his studies in sinology and art history in Vienna, he worked on nude drawings and oil paintings, calligraphy, happenings and graffiti. Rucker restored and gilded works for the province of Salzburg in St. Gilgen with Augustin Kloiber. This was followed by study and work stays in Bali, New York and Rome.