ROB RYAN!!!!!

Trying not to look at the most obvious!...

You can not escape Rob Ryan, the man is everywhere and he has the right to be. I have fairly recently come across Rob Ryan, obviously I knew his designs as like I said they are everywhere, however I was exhibiting my work at the NEC in Birmingham last year and came across his designs through Cloth Kits. I have been recently re-introduced to his magic through interveiwing a graphic design student who loves his work and loves to work with her hands (Helen Brodie- www.hpisnotapencil.tumblr.com). I have become slightly obsessed and more in love with the return to paper- a widely avaible source of media with a green edge.

Rob Ryan draws his designs by hand incorporated with emotional expressions through his words, of which he has always used in his artwork. He then very patiently cuts out his design and later sprays the delicate piece and then attatches them to a backing piece. Every single blade of grass in his pieces must be linked as they are all cut from piece of paper- on first glance they look as though they are layered. The imagery and the emotions in the cutwork pattern are reflected in the fragilety and delicacy of the structure and the media he has chosen. His business thrives even though the majority is created through hand techniques, and he still draws out his designs and along with this he or his assistants will cut out the design- hands on, hand-made designs in a successful business.