"Daydreams in the Age of Delightenment" by Ryan V. Brennan Opening Saturday, Nov. 8 from 7-11pm Show runs from Nov. 8-16, 2008
In Ryan’s first Solo Show in Chicago titled “Daydreams in The Age of Delightenment” he expounds upon his earlier work of intricate three dimensional collages that combined found objects, cut paper, wood work, and drawings which strung together poetic riddles blurring notions of childhood and adolescent innocence. For Heaven Gallery he has brought his new wall relief collages to life by turning them into wondrous miniature environments on which stop animation movies are filmed. The new work is described as Cinemallage: Works that are simultaneously the set and viewing platform for stop animation movies. Housed within each collage is a video player displaying chapters of an imaginative tale of a young mans journey through a land of make believe where he learns of the power of imagination to make a change in the world around him. This story cleverly utilizes the naïve language of fairytale as a vehicle to engage real issues of modern society evoking hope and community in a trying time of uncertain future. *Also on view, a screening at 8:00 of the stop animation as well as other films, drawings, collages, and a life size video installation.
Ryan V. Brennan (b. Cincinnati, Ohio 1982) has exhibited internationally (France, and Prague) and nationally (Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Richmond). He has shown in LA Art Fair 08, Scope Miami Fair 07, and Scope Hamptons Fair 07, and will be on exhibit in the LA Art Fair 09 and has a two person show June 09 at Rare Gallery in Chelsea. Ryan received a full fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center in 06 and has been featured in a variety of publications. (New York Times, Beautiful Decay Magazine website, The Sunday Paper, Atlanta, Biscayne Times, Miami, and Savannah Morning News)
Heaven Gallery 1550 N. Milwaukee 2nd Floor Chicago, IL
