Join us for the closing reception of ARTchitecture,
a series of paintings by Mary E D Ryan.
Friday, October 20 from 5 to 7pm.
Refreshments will be provided!
"ARTchitecture" is a series of 30 paintings by artist Mary E D Ryan created in 2022, and funded in part by an artist support grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. Mary has been painting for many years and is also a muralist and mural designer. The series was inspired by her mural work and focuses on buildings and architecture around Rockingham and Guilford County, NC. Ordinary and often run down buildings are transformed on canvas into works of art depicting murals from the artist's imagination. The artwork reflects a wide variety of subjects and styles and reflects the diverse nature of the muralist experience - either realized on actual walls or imagined, potential, and yet to be. The goal of the series is to showcase the potential of art on canvas and in public spaces, places, and walls to provide the opportunity to connect with art in a transformative experience.
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Artist Statement
I work through an empathic process as an artist. I seek creative harmony using color, pattern, composition, painted texture, and natural elements. I strive for art that is whole, magnetic, balanced, and joyful. Into my artwork I infuse my most high expression: kindness, consideration, empathy, and love. I favor colors, symbols, and concepts of mysticism, magic, sacred wisdom, and joyful imagery from both visions and my imagination, as well as all aspects of nature. I enjoy the inspiration of a very playful muse who loves to express all these things, has a passion for vivid color, and is drawn to a variety of mediums. I create a wide range of art from exquisitely small art tile jewelry to extremely large murals, and I also paint business logos. My passion and my favorite is working large, especially public art murals that bring joy to volumes of people as they pass through and by these places. Public art invigorates people. It impacts humanity as a source of healing through color and design, and it fosters wellness both energetically and psychologically. I especially love to interact directly with the community while creating public art, to have people observe what I am doing, and to teach them about my process. I love talking to people of all ages and backgrounds. This helps people to feel that they have been a tiny part of the creation of the art itself, simply by their presence and input, and they are therefore a part of history. It is most gratifying to observe how public art uplifts people, spaces, and communities. Public art bonds people together through the art, despite what they may perceive as their "differences."
