Art Prostitute Presents The Final Exhibition at our Gallery in Denton, TX...
SONGS OF FAREWELL AND DEPARTURE: MARCH 11, 2006 - APRIL 1, 2006
AN EXHIBITION OF SCREEN PRINTS BY JAY RYAN OF THE BIRD MACHINE
ARTIST RECEPTION: SATURDAY MARCH 11, 2006 :: 7-11PM
LIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE GALLERY BY SUB POP'S BAPTIST GENERALS AT 10PM
ART PROSTITUTE :: 210 E. HICKORY :: DENTON, TX 76201 :: 940.381.1526
We will be producing a limited edition 18"x24" screen print for the occasion, that will retail for $30 and will debut for sale at the Good Records book signing. These are expected to sell out at the opening, you can pre-order yours by contacting brian@artprostitute.com. If you would like advanced images for press please e-mail Brian as well.
http://www.artprostitute.com
100 POSTERS, 134 SQUIRRELS BOOK SIGNING: FRIDAY MARCH 10, 2006 :: 7-10PM
GOOD RECORDS :: 1808 GREENVILLE AVE. :: DALLAS, TX 75206
LIVE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE BY RECORD HOP AT 9PM
Come pick up and have Jay sign his first monograph 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels. This is a greatest-hits collection of the last decade of Jay Ryan's compelling rock posters, 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels showcases one of underground poster art's most prolific and talented practitioners. Framed by essays from luminaries in the music, poster, and design worlds - including Steve Albini, Art Chantry, Debra Parr, and Greg Kot- as well as an interview with Jay, 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels offers a unique look into Ryan's unusual approach to poster art. There are a very limited number of copies available so come early.
http://www.goodrecords.com
ARTIST VISIT AT UNT PRINT PRESS: MONDAY MARCH 13, 2006 :: Begins at 2PM
1120 W. OAK ST. :: DENTON, TX 76201 (located on the University of North Texas campus, next to Oak Street Hall.)
Join Jay Ryan for a demonstration and informal talk at UNT PRINT Press.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jay Ryan (b. 1972) grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and split his time between drawing dinosaurs and floorplans of beach-side houses. He did a lot of skateboarding and a lot of falling off of skateboards. After gradating from the University of Illinois with a degree in painting, Jay stumbled into a job at a screenprinting poster shop in Chicago, where, after many late nights and pounding headaches, he learned one acceptable way to design rock posters, which he has exploited to a great degree. In 1998, Jay opened his own print shop, called 'The Bird Machine', and has been providing bands with ridiculous promotional images ever since.
http://www.thebirdmachine.com
Ryan's work has been extensively exhibited in the United States and abroad. He has been featured in publications such as Anthem Magazine, Copper Press, Punk Planet and many more. His work has been recognized in Print's Regional design annual over a dozen times since 1997. His debut 2005 monograph 100 Posters, 134 Squirrels: A Decade of Hot Dogs, Large Mammals, and Independent Rock: The Handcrafted Art of Jay Ryan by Punk Planet Books sold out in a matter of months and has a second pressing on the way. Jay is represented in Germany by Feinkunst Krueger Gallery in Hamburg, and in the U.K. by Richard Goodall Gallery. His work is in the permanent collections of the Chicago Historical Society, the Erie Museum of Art, and the Newberry Library's Wing Collection. He has spoken about his work for students at several universities and high schools, including the School of Visual Arts (Brooklyn), Northwestern University, Columbia College of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Edinboro University (Pennsylvania), Arkansas State University, the Erie Art Museum (PA), Michigan State University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Ryan's other passion is playing in a band called Dianogah which has been together for ten years, released three albums and a small pile of singles, toured the U.S. extensively, toured Europe three times, played in Chile, written soundtrack music for a John Hughes movie ("Reach The Rock"), played the "All Tomorrow's Parties" festival in the UK, and is regularly featured as background music on NPRs "This American Life".
http://www.dianogah.com
Jay lives and works in Chicago with his wife, their two cats, and Seth the greyhound.
thyrist:
Hey there. I just wanted to say that I like your web site and publication. Now if I can get my ass to your studio some time. I might have to wait until when you move to Deep Ellum. Thanks for keeping me up to date on the art world! I hope you don't mind my asking if I can be added to your friends list.