Ryan Humphrey (artist)
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Ryan Humphrey is an American artist who currently lives and works in New York City
. His work has been featured in the traveling exhibition Will Boys Be Boys? curated by Shamim Momim of the Whitney Museum of American Art
. Humphrey's most recent solo exhibition, All of Nothing, was at DCKT Contemporary
. Humphrey was also a contestant in Season I of Top Design
, Bravo's reality show.
Recently, Humphrey was included in the Queens International 4 exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art
. His large-scale installation, titled Fast Forward (2009), included BMX
ramps adjacent to a wall-to-ceiling collection of trophies and customized BMX bikes. The assemblage also included several paintings, created by the artist for the exhibition, and several sculptures of BMX
bike wheels. The paintings were small drips that recall the works of Jackson Pollock
, and the BMX sculptures are similar to Marcel Duchamp
's Bicycle Wheel
. The installation included an opening night performance by legendary BMX
pro Dizz Hicks and Ryan Humphrey on the ramps. An edition of 20 silkscreen posters was made by the artist, and signed by himself and Dizz Hicks, to commemorate the event.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. His work has been featured in the traveling exhibition Will Boys Be Boys? curated by Shamim Momim of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
. Humphrey's most recent solo exhibition, All of Nothing, was at DCKT Contemporary
DCKT Contemporary
Founded in 2002, by Dennis Christie and Ken Tyburski, DCKT Contemporary is a contemporary art gallery based in New York's Lower East Side. The gallery represents emerging and established contemporary artists. Its programming ranges from, but is not limited to, painting and sculpture to video art...
. Humphrey was also a contestant in Season I of Top Design
Top Design
Top Design is an American reality television series. Interior designers compete to win cash and receive a spot in New York's Designer showcases....
, Bravo's reality show.
Recently, Humphrey was included in the Queens International 4 exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art
Queens Museum of Art
The Queens Museum of Art is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States.-Overview:...
. His large-scale installation, titled Fast Forward (2009), included BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
ramps adjacent to a wall-to-ceiling collection of trophies and customized BMX bikes. The assemblage also included several paintings, created by the artist for the exhibition, and several sculptures of BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
bike wheels. The paintings were small drips that recall the works of Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and...
, and the BMX sculptures are similar to Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
's Bicycle Wheel
Bicycle Wheel
Bicycle Wheel is a readymade by Marcel Duchamp consisting of a bicycle fork with front wheel mounted upside-down on a wooden stool.In 1913 at his Paris studio he mounted the bicycle wheel upside down onto a stool, spinning it occasionally just to watch it. Later he denied that its creation was...
. The installation included an opening night performance by legendary BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
pro Dizz Hicks and Ryan Humphrey on the ramps. An edition of 20 silkscreen posters was made by the artist, and signed by himself and Dizz Hicks, to commemorate the event.