Ryan Zogheb

Statement

My paintings refute the image and embrace the subconscious through haunting expressionist portraits and florals. Working solely in grayscale and painting only from life, my work becomes surreal and allows for more gestural renderings of form to come through and for my artist’s hand to always be held within the work. Being the reserved person that I am, my paintings speak for me and communicate what is not so easily verbalized. Often the paintings evoke feelings of inadequacy and longing, and encapsulates the sense of walking aimlessly alone around the city on a rainy day.

GlogauAIR Project

Throughout art history the self portrait has been the place in which artists can most freely express themselves and their artist style. Through the self portrait you can begin to unearth what the artist was trying to communicate about themselves and what holds to be important to them. For my next project, I hope to further explore the self portrait on my own and use it as a surreal vessel to unveil and understand the emotions hidden within my painting practice. By making these works a part of a larger series, you can see the progression in which my feelings may be shifted or warped as time goes on.

Painting

CV Summary

• “Surface Scope” at Carrie Able Gallery, December 14th, 2022 – January 6th, 2023, Brooklyn, New York
• World of Co Virtual Exhibition Space, November 3rd, 2022 – November 25th, 2022
• “I was a sunken ship; I love you flesh into Blossom” at Common’s Gallery, March 24th, 2022 – April 2nd, 2022, New York, New York
• “Your Work Here” Exhibition at Common’s Gallery, November 3rd, 2020 – November 8th, 2020, New York, New York

Gallery