Ryan Travis Christian’s Classic Animation-Inspired Drawings

Ryan Travis Christian’s small-scale graphite drawings are the latest to occupy Arsham/Fieg Gallery, the minature gallery inside KITH in New York City. The artist crafts daily meditations that are influenced by vintage, handdrawn animation and contemporary issues. The 7”-by-10” works are shown at the space through April 2.

“Ryan Travis Christian’s surreal personal narratives are fueled by the absurdity of life in his small, suburban-Chicago hometown,” the gallery says. “The untidy lifestyles of contemporary humanity are all hanging out, including heavy petting, drugs and alcohol, beaten-up cars, fireworks and death. Christian’s idiosyncratic vision — influenced by vintage political cartoons and hand-drawn animation — has recently expanded to include commentary on current crises in the nation and the world at large.”

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Ryan Travis Christian’s Classic Animation-Inspired Drawings

Yasuto Sasada’s Drawings of Machine-Inspired Creatures

Morgan Rosskopf Follows Her Intuition to Create Carnal Collages

Intricate Drawings by Joe Fenton Put Strange Twists on Religious Iconography

Kevin Cyr Documents Working-Class Vehicles in ‘Labor Day’

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