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Kevin

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About Me



WWW.KEVINRYANARTIST.CO.UK

Strong Winds and Heavy Clouds, Cold City.
Late in the evening, Lights on at Alpha Tower.

Kevin Ryan grew up and lives within the city of Birmingham and the cityscape forms the subject to all his work.

He works from sketches and notes that are made on location, preferring to work on the actual paintings within his studio free from distraction. Here he can disconnect himself from the literal aspects of the subject, and allow the paintings to evolve under his own sense of expression.

My Interests

Art, Film, Music, Writing, Drinking, Dancing, Joking.

I'd like to meet:


People who have passed.

Vincent Van Gogh, Nick Drake, James Dean, Elliott Smith, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon, Claude Monet and Stanley Kubrick.

People who are present.

Frank Auerbach, David Tress, Ben Harper, George Rowlett, Bob Dylan, Leon Kossoff, Tom Waits, Wes Anderson, Takeshi Kitano and Bill "Groundhog-Day, Ghostbustin'-ass" Murray!

Music:

Adams (Ryan that is) The Beatles, Harper, Dylan, Wainwright, Hawley, Harcourt, Drake, The Band, Banhart, Smith, Iron and Wine, Noir, Stevens, Cave, Toots & the Maytals, The Beach Boys, Folds, Hay, Grandaddy, Martyn, Dybdahl, Simon & Garfunkel, Mason, Waits, Swift, Radiohead, Kings of Leon and of convenience, Bowie, Cold War Kids, Johnston, Antony & the Johnsons, Beck, Bjork, Rice, Cohen, Sigur Ros, McRae, Jorge, Harvey, Walker, Withers, Redding, Spoon, Buckley, DJ Format, Gonzales, lambchop, Nico, Hawley, Radin, LaMontagne and the beat goes on and on.

Movies:

Kubrick, Kurosawa, Jarmusch, Takeshi, Fincher, Anderson (Wes and P.T.) Mann, Copola, Gilliam, Kazan, Coen Brothers, Gondry, Woody and Lynch, to name a few.

Television:

Curb, Two and a Half men and Extras, Larry, Charlie and Ricky rule. Also Heroes, this show is the best thing on TV.

Heroes:

Auerbach, Tress, Van Gogh.

My Blog

Visions of Birmingham Exhibition

A selection of my paintings can be seen at Central Library from 7th Aug - 15th Sep.   ...
Posted by Kevin on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:39:00 PST

Iconic Birmingham Touring Exhibition

Two of my paintings have been included in a touring exhibition entitled "Iconic Birmingham, Art and the City". All works within the exhibition depict the city and will be on show i...
Posted by Kevin on Mon, 07 May 2007 05:29:00 PST

The Royal Academy and Frank Auerbach

I went to London the other day with my friend Alex to drop off some paintings for submission into the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition. After submitting our work we decided to find a place to eat. As...
Posted by Kevin on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:55:00 PST