Cordy Ryman: Scrapple
July 17 - September 4, 2010
Opening reception Saturday, July 17, 6 - 8pm
Conversation between the artist and Sue Graze, Executive Director of Arthouse at the Jones Center, begins at 7pm

Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of new works by New York based artist, Cordy Ryman, entitled Scrapple. Rooted loosely in minimalism and abstraction, Cordy Ryman's paintings and sculptures address elements of architecture with rich texture and a unique color palette. His intuitive and spontaneous process is propelled and determined primarily by the characteristics of his media. Manipulating materials such as wood, metal, Velcro, Gorilla Glue, staples and scraps from his studio floor, Ryman's assemblages convey his hand in physical and humorous ways.

A departure from traditional archetypes, Ryman's paintings possess bold sculptural surfaces and forms. In Devil Dog, Ryman hinges together two roughly cut blocks of recycled wood leaving them angled and agape at the center. On the outward surface Ryman has applied splotches of white paint to reveal the wood's inherently crude texture. The minimalist white also emphasizes a lone, residual, bent nail enflamed with a coat of red paint. Ryman considers even the back of this work, as it dons a vibrant shade of jade - casting a green glow against the white gallery wall.

Cordy Ryman: Scrapple will be on view at Lora Reynolds Gallery, 360 Nueces, Suite 50, Austin, Texas 78701 from July 17 - September 4, 2010. GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For further information please visit our website, www.lorareynolds.com, contact Emma Cole at 512.215.4965 or emma@lorareynolds.com.

Image: Cordy Ryman, Elephant Ocean, 2010, acrylic, enamel and wood glue on wood, 18-5/8 x 16 x 3-7/8 inches

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