Cordy ryman biography sample
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Engaging in an astute dialogue with minimalist and constructivist ideologies, Cordy Ryman's (b. , New York) work oftentimes operates both architecturally and organically. By employing elements of site-specificity, shadow, raw materiality and dimension, he masterfully creates "specific objects" that utilize environment as an extension of surface. Paint, wood, Velcro swatches, staples, metal and debris playfully conjoin as self-referential qualities that allude to process and materiality, while a deliberate use of tonal planes and gradation bespeak a progressive variation of color-field aesthetics.
Ryman received his BFA - with honors - from the School of Visual Fine Arts/Art Education (NY). In addition to solo shows in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Munich, Brussels and Gilleleje, he has been featured in exhibitions at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (KS), P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center (NY) and Museum of Contemporary Art (FL). His work has been acquired for the publ
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I recently saw my first Ryman pieces in individ at the Dallas Art Fair. Dodge Gallery had a del av helhet made of 2 x 4’s, painted and hanging on the wall. There was also a corner piece comprised of stacked 2x4’s painted with soft, shiny colors. Upon closer inspection of the corner piece inom noticed grabb writing that indicated some sort of possible measurement. I couldn’t tell because Ryman had cut the wood off before the information could be fully retained. But the markings were just enough to show his hand. inom mean this in both that it injected the work with a very direct connection to the artist in what could otherwise be mistaken to be a minimalist corner sculpture and it also showed his hand in the sense of a “reveal”, exposing the transparency of the process of making that Ryman fryst vatten so willing to offer. After mounting his first solo show with Dodge Gallery, Adaptive Radiation, and just finishing up a public kommission at Michigan State University, Ryman and I had a conversation. - Arth •
(DCKT Contemporary [web])
Artist Cordy Ryman exhibited at Lower East Side powerhouse gallery DCKT Contemporary and is also in Miami&#;s prestigious Rubell Family Collection museum. Though March 5, , a Cordy Ryman exhibit titled &#;Windowboxing&#; appears at the Washington, DC&#;s kingmaking Conner Contemporary Art [web]. Ryman is known for non-objective installations and wall-pieces assembled from painted or raw lumber. Ryman is also the son of an artist who had a Guggenheim solo in the 70&#;s and who is represented by Pace a heritage which has given Ryman a huge career head start while also admittedly making him nervous. Artist and art-writer Terry Ward spoke with Ryman in January of
Terry Ward:
Why did the Art World notice you?
Cordy Ryman:
I grew up inthe Art World so for me it was probably different than it was for most other artists. Both of my parents are artists, all their friends were artists, even my babysitters were artists! So naturally