Please Stand By. 2021. Sculpture Installation view. steel, concrete, glass, hydrostone. 48 x 40 x 38in
MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE
FWCAC - FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
ARTIST STATEMENT PRESS RELEASE
MARCH 05 - APRIL 10, 2021
FORT WORTH
1300 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE explores a multifaceted and eccentric body of work including large scale oil paintings, an ambitious sculpture installation, and works on paper. In this exhibition Ryan draws inspiration from early advertising and Television technology itself (signal, color, sound, broadcasting, graphic design, ect.) as well as the RCA company and its story of bringing Television into the home; using these influences to develop a visual language unique to his art practice.
Originating from a long-time interest in media theory concepts that put forth the following:
“A “message” is the “change of scale or pace or pattern that a new invention or innovation introduces into human affairs. People tend to focus on the obvious, which is the content, to provide us valuable information, but in the process, we largely miss the structural changes in society that are introduced subtly over long periods of time.
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