RYCA

Ryan Callanan, who works in the street scene under the alias of RYCA, is a contemporary artist whose ‘Poptarian’ style combines Street Art, popular culture, and current affairs. Ryan Callanan’s art features playful jokes and political references in refreshing and accessible compositions.

Ryan Callanan, who works in the street scene under the alias of RYCA, is a contemporary artist whose ‘Poptarian’ style combines Street Art, popular culture, and current affairs. Ryan Callanan’s art features playful jokes and political references in refreshing and accessible compositions.

Callanan is a master of experimentation with a signature street style encompassing emojis and pop culture references. He studied Modelmaking at Barking College, Dagenham, before he rose to fame in the street scene and chose his moniker RYCA after producing his first set of 3D smiley faces, emblematic of the 1980s Acid Rave culture. Since then, he has experimented with various processes and different materials, ensuring that his art is constantly developing, and he has perfected the art of adding wit and spirit into his artworks. In 2003, Callanan started working at a sign company, and he now creates pub signs that imitate the Victorian sign aesthetic and are made from glass, resin, gold, and paint. His signs draw on popular quotes and sayings, colloquial and swear words, and song lyrics. His collection of expletive insertions, in which an expletive is inserted into a word, has become a symbol of Ryan’s playful diving into British popular culture. His experimentation with lyrics has resulted in highly collectible editions amongst musicians, music producers, and writers.

 

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Chopfuckinchop - Silver - Framed by Ryan Callanan
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Chopfuckinchop - Silver - Framed £400

Ryan Callanan

115 x 34cm

Limited Edition of 50

Acid Britannia by Ryca
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Acid Britannia £50

Ryca

30 x 30cm

Limited Edition of 100

Warhol Pendant by Ryca
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Warhol Pendant £125 £75

Ryca

4.5 x 6.5cm

Smiley pendant by Ryca
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Smiley pendant £125 £75

Ryca

7.5 x 7.5cm

Drip Canvas by Ryca
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Drip Canvas £125

Ryca

10 x 15cm

Space Cadet - Purple Rain Clean by RYCA
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Space Cadet - Purple Rain Clean £180

RYCA

26 x 13 x 9 cm

Limited Edition of 5

Space Cadet - Purple Rain Dirty by RYCA
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Space Cadet - Purple Rain Dirty £180

RYCA

26 x 13 x 9

Limited Edition of 10

Blowing A Kiss by RYCA
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Blowing A Kiss £80

RYCA

12 x 12cm

Open edition

Mini Heart - Gold by RYCA
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Mini Heart - Gold £80 £32

RYCA

12 x 12cm

Open edition

Chopfuckinchop - Silver by RYCA
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Chopfuckinchop - Silver £150 £60

RYCA

96 x 13cm

Limited Edition of 50

Zen Trooper - Rust Sculpture by RYCA
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Zen Trooper - Rust Sculpture £450

RYCA

20 x 19 x 12.5 cm

Limited Edition of 9

LONG SUFFERING TROOPER BLACKENED BRONZE by RYCA
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LONG SUFFERING TROOPER BLACKENED BRONZE £450

RYCA

31 x 45cm

Limited Edition of 10

Zen Trooper - Blackened Bronze Sculpture by RYCA
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Zen Trooper - Blackened Bronze Sculpture £450

RYCA

20 x 19 x 12.5cm

Limited Edition of 7

Buddha Smalls (Sandstone) Sculpture by RYCA
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Buddha Smalls (Sandstone) Sculpture £450

RYCA

21 x 17 x 13cm

Limited Edition of 7

PLAY GOD - NTSC (Purple Buttons) by RYCA
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PLAY GOD - NTSC (Purple Buttons) £450

RYCA

34 x 45cm

Limited Edition of 6

Framed Red Love Heart Deluxe by Ryan Callanan
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Framed Red Love Heart Deluxe £450

Ryan Callanan

30.5 x 30.5cm

Limited Edition of 15

R2Heart2 - Copper by RYCA
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R2Heart2 - Copper £150 £60

RYCA

50 x 70cm

Limited Edition of 35

Shit Sandwich 5 print Box Set - Rainbow Metallic + FREE RYCA SCARF by Ryan Callanan
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Shit Sandwich 5 print Box Set -... £220

Ryan Callanan

30.5 x 30.5cm per print

Limited Edition of 25

Fanfuckintastic - Silver - Framed by Ryan Callanan
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Fanfuckintastic - Silver - Framed £400

Ryan Callanan

115 x 34cm

Limited Edition of 50

Last Crusade ‘21 by Ryan Callanan
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RYCA Facts

“I’m interested in studying, discovering, and experimenting with various processes and technological advances.”

Callanan has exhibited widely in the UK, and abroad, in Miami, Los Angeles, Japan, and Barcelona.

Ben Eine called Callanan a ‘chemist-like artist’.

Callanan was selected to be a British Jubilee Artist, alongside Peter Blake.

Callanan was commissioned to produce the Knot Violence 2010 football world cup in South Africa.

Q&A: RYCA

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Q&A: RYCA

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Ryan Callanan (a.k.a RYCA) places much importance on cross referencing within his artwork, combining street art and pop art cultures together. Taking subjects out of their natural context and splicing them with others to create something new while retaining their familiarity, and subtly shifting their meaning. In our Q&A, RYCA answers our burning questions about his new print, his artistic practice, and inspirations.   Sufuckinpreme by RYCA     What was the inspiration behind your new print, Sufuckinpreme - Diamond Dust? It’s the next in a series of expletives, this one being a take on a great word and iconic ...

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