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Born 1972 Virginia Beach, Virginia. Known for: Iconic kaleidoscopic images, large-scale paintings.
Working from his studio in Chinatown in Manhattan, Ryan McGinness creates large-scale paintings and other artwork that mimics iconic images of modern society or ones he sees in his dreams. He says... Read full biography
Working from his studio in Chinatown in Manhattan, Ryan McGinness creates large-scale paintings and other artwork that mimics iconic images of modern society or ones he sees in his dreams. He says that "the idea is to collapse the icons and juxtapose them so they are almost meaningless. I'm... Read full biography
Working from his studio in Chinatown in Manhattan, Ryan McGinness creates large-scale paintings and other artwork that mimics iconic images of modern society or ones he sees in his dreams. He says that "the idea is to collapse the icons and juxtapose them so they are almost meaningless. I'm interested in the absurd and the surreal readings." Asserting that "I'm just going to make what I want", he is also committed to not worrying about distinctions between prints and originals, graphics and... Read full biography
Working from his studio in Chinatown in Manhattan, Ryan McGinness creates large-scale paintings and other artwork that mimics iconic images of modern society or ones he sees in his dreams. He says that "the idea is to collapse the icons and juxtapose them so they are almost meaningless. I'm interested in the absurd and the surreal readings." Asserting that "I'm just going to make what I want", he is also committed to not worrying about distinctions between prints and originals, graphics and painting, and art and commercial art. He creates what he calls "microcorporations" and his mediums are also unorthodox as they include velvet and astroturf. His working methods include vinyl cutouts on walls, and outdoor sculpture composed of 15-foot... Read full biography
Working from his studio in Chinatown in Manhattan, Ryan McGinness creates large-scale paintings and other artwork that mimics iconic images of modern society or ones he sees in his dreams. He says that "the idea is to collapse the icons and juxtapose them so they are almost meaningless. I'm interested in the absurd and the surreal readings." Asserting that "I'm just going to make what I want", he is also committed to not worrying about distinctions between prints and originals, graphics and painting, and art and commercial art. He creates what he calls "microcorporations" and his mediums are also unorthodox as they include velvet and astroturf. His working methods include vinyl cutouts on walls, and outdoor sculpture composed of 15-foot high aluminum discs for the University of South Florida, and among the products that carry his designs are T-shi... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Enamel Paint
- •Oil Paint
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
Art Style
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art School
- •Carnegie Mellon Technical Institute, University, Student
Chronology
- •Early 21st Century