Artist: Ryan Travis Christian
Title: If You Nose You Nose
Size: 22 x 30 Inches
Medium: Gouache and silkscreen ink on woven paper
Edition: From a series of 10 unique works + 3 A.P. & 2 P.P.
Year: 2021
Notes: Hand Signed and Numbered by the Artist. Published by Variable Editions. Artwork is in excellent condition.
If You Nose You Nose is a classic image in which some of those subjects are wrapped up inside vintage political cartoons and hand-drawn animation aesthetics. Depicting a bag of powdery substance in a creative delirium, holding a palette in one hand and a brush in another, the screen-printed image can be seen as a commentary on the influence of drugs in creative expression. But, with different drawings on the reference picture and the blank canvas, Christian pushes the narrative of the works to different, oftentimes unexpecting spheres.