Ryan Eckert’s paintings explore the relationship between self and his surroundings. Flowers are reoccurring motifs in his work that become figurative with a sense of longing and searching. His paintings display a range of physical beauty that Ryan compares to the impulsive beauty of life’s temptations as well as its overwhelming joys. Each painting is on an individual journey that spans different stages of life, from birth to death and finally ascension. Ryan Eckert’s work is a journal where every page is left open, describing a personal life of faith and spirit, which, though tainted by his own inner desires and ambitions, culminates in a warm, peaceful acceptance of salvation.
A Winding Way
2019
Oil, spray paint, collage and fabric on paper
24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm)
Can Never Reach You
2019
Oil, spray paint, collage, and fabric on paper
24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm)
Fatigue
2019
Oil, spray paint, collage, and fabric on paper
24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm)
The Exit
2019
Oil, spray paint, and fabric on paper
24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm)