RYAN WALLACE | 1 February - 9 March 2024

Installation view, RYAN WALLACE: Leaves Turn Inside You, at Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC.

Former iterations were directly inspired by photographs of landscapes, studies on light and shadow, and other phenomena of the natural world. The more recent works are evidence of compounded inspirations, aligning with the visual language of Wallace’s past, while introducing material and chromatic disruptions that advance and distinguish this recent installment.

RYAN WALLACE, Perfumed Garden IX, 2023

RYAN WALLACE, Leaves Turn Inside You II, 2023

Contrast plays a significant role; geometric and linear forms fuse with organic curves, primary colors nestle next to one another, and metal finds its place embedded in stained linen. Upon first glance, the effect is that of chaos and total disarray, yet a closer look belies the intentional, intuitive method by which the work comes to be: no junction is haphazard, no pairing is careless, no placement is arbitrary.

Installation view, RYAN WALLACE: Leaves Turn Inside You, at Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC.

RYAN WALLACE’s (b. 1977) mixed media paintings conjure an ethereal space between the material and intangible. Repurposing fragments from earlier and developing pieces, the artist seams, layers, excavates, and manipulates the surface of his work to incorporate a wealth of textures and techniques. By limiting his resources, Wallace has developed a rich process-based practice whereby each body of work leads to the next in terms of materials and composition. Wallace’s work has been exhibited at BAM, Brooklyn; Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas; and University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Recent group exhibitions include Volery Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2022); Bohemian’s Gallery, Natsume Books, Tokyo, Japan (2022); De Boer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2021); and The Bunker Artspace, West Palm Beach, FL (2019). His works can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC; Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, among others.

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RYAN WALLACE: Leaves Turn Inside You

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