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Love Game' is a painted polyurethane sculpture with silkscreen printed detail and pigmented resin buttons by Ryan Callanan. From a limited edition of 13 this artwork is signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse and is supplied in a bespoke integral frame with museum grade acrylic glazing
'Taking control of your own heart', as 'if you give it to the wrong person, it may end up broken.' - Ryan Callanan
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Based on an iconic handheld console and control pad from the 1990s, LOVE GAME challenges our expectations of sculpture in its highly contemporary interpretation of a familiar, nostalgia-inducing piece of popular culture. LOVE GAME is not just aesthetically pleasing, it is also a thought-provoking innuendo for love.
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Painted polyurethane sculpture with silkscreen printed detail and pigmented resin buttons
Size: Signed and numbered by the artist
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This artwork comes framed in a bespoke integral frame with museum grade ultra clear non-reflective acrylic glazing.
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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.
We love the witty cultural and political references used in each of Ryan's artworks, creating accessible and refreshing compositions. Often drawing from pop culture and taking inspiration from famous phrases, Ryan creates artworks that are a playful take on well-known motifs. Simple yet extremely effective, we love how Ryan's prints are a bold celebration of contemporary culture. On his creative process, the artist has said: “I'm interested in studying, discovering, and experimenting with various processes and technological advances.”
