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.

 

RYCA

Filter & Sort

Display:
Love is the Drug - Pink Diamond Dust, 2020 by Ryan Callanan
Exclusive
Love is the Drug - Pink Diamond... £200 £100

Ryan Callanan

60 x 60cm

Limited Edition of 15

Love is the Drug - Gold, 2020 by Ryan Callanan
Sold Out
Love is the Drug - Gold, 2020 £200

Ryan Callanan

60 x 60cm

Limited Edition of 15

Mini Smiley - Speckled by RYCA
Sold Out
Mini Smiley - Speckled £75

RYCA

12 x 12 cm

Sufuckinpreme Black Scarf, 2020 £30 £20

RYCA

154cm

Limited Edition of 60

Mini Heart - Copper Leaf by Ryan Callanan
Sold Out
The Nite Ate Me - Small Version by RYCA
Sold Out
The Nite Ate Me - Small Version £50

RYCA

15 x 35 cm

Limited Edition of 150

The Nite Ate Me - Full Sheet, 2020 by RYCA
Sold Out
The Nite Ate Me - Full Sheet,... £350

RYCA

76 x 112cm

Limited Edition of 10

Marty McDouble Blue, 2020 by RYCA
Sold Out
Marty McDouble Blue, 2020 £220

RYCA

76 x 76 cm (30 x 30 in)

Limited Edition of 25

Sufuckinpreme - Tutti Frutti Camo by RYCA
Sold Out
Sufuckinpreme - Tutti Frutti Camo £120

RYCA

70 x 16 cm

Limited Edition of 9

Sufuckinpreme - Sand Camo by RYCA
Sold Out
Sufuckinpreme - Sand Camo £120

RYCA

70 x 16 cm

Limited Edition of 9

Sufuckinpreme - Pink Camo by RYCA
Sold Out
Sufuckinpreme - Pink Camo £120

RYCA

70 x 16 cm

Limited Edition of 9

Sufuckinpreme - Black by RYCA
Sold Out
Sufuckinpreme - Black £120

RYCA

70 x 16 cm

Limited Edition of 20

Sufuckinpreme - Diamond Dust by RYCA
Sold Out
Sufuckinpreme - Diamond Dust £150

RYCA

70 x 16 cm

Limited Edition of 20

Cash Rules V.2, 2018 £120 £48

Ryan Callanan

50 x 70 cm

Limited Edition of 75

Love & Happiness - by RYCA
Sold Out
Love & Happiness - £750

RYCA

22.7 x 22.7 cm

Love & Happiness (Pink) - by RYCA
Sold Out
Love & Happiness (Pink) - £750 £600

RYCA

22.7 x 22.7 cm

Unfuckinbelievable by Ryan Callanan
Sold Out
Unfuckinbelievable £120

Ryan Callanan

98 x 15 cm

Limited Edition of 50

Absofuckinlutely by Ryan Callanan
Sold Out
Absofuckinlutely £100

Ryan Callanan

98 x 15 cm

Limited Edition of 50

R2TAG2 - VIP £200

RYCA

50 x 70 cm

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

Featured In:

Interviews

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 ...

Further Reading