B R Y A N R I C C I
Ricci, a Los Angeles based painter remixes the traditional techniques of painting by creating abstract color theory based compositions. His methodical process of painting intensifies the viewer’s experience through its seductive layers of color, texture and composition. Ricci bridges the gap between the conventional and unconventional ways of painting by mixing and layering pure pigments of color and binders on unprimed linen, canvas and other materials. His abstract compositions are constructed through the use of scraping tools, poured paint and fabrics to create works that are reminiscent of color theory painters in the past juxtaposed with the artist’s updated approach on the classics. Ricci’s layered abstracted color field paintings are serene yet seductive, modern yet classic and begs to be experienced and examined in person.
Education
2012 MFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2000 BFA, SUNY Purchase, NY
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
2016 Chromophilia, TW Fine Art, Brisbane, AU
2015 Inversions: Image vs The Real, Chris Trueman and Bryan Ricci, Four Six One Nine, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Terra Incognita, Launch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Urban Pastoral and Neo Plein-Air, The Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Nature Hates Calculators, LAG, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Video Made The Wilderness Star, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA || Don’t Feed The Animals, LAG, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Have You Seen Me?, BAE, Los Angeles, CA
2004 A Closer Look, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA || Super Natural, BAE, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Endangered Species, BAE, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions
2017
Antipodal, curated by Chris Truman, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
Aaron B. Duke Design, Pasadena Showcase House, Pasadena, CA
Abstraction in the Singular, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Abstract Miniatures, Fine Art Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ
2015
Remains, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
Complex Decisions, CES Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sincerely Yours, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2014
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Not-Knowing, JAUS, Los Angeles, CA
2013
MAS Attack, LA Mart, Los Angeles, CA
2012
If You Can’t Fake It, Then Make It, JAUS, Los Angeles, CA
2010
13, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
Summer Survey, LAG, Los Angeles, CA
American Artists and Their Tour of Korea, Insa Art Center-Gallery Ann, Seoul, Korea
Bugology, Armory Center For The Arts, Pasadena, CA
2005
Open Show 2005, G825, Los Angeles, CA (Juror: James Elaine)
2004
Bug-Eyed: Art, Culture, Insects, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA
Hollywood Bowl Sphere Project, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Fresh Coat, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Ry Rocklen)
LA Metro: Artists from Gallery 825, Los Angeles, University Gallery of Clarion University, PA (curated by Joseph A. Thomas)
Trance Plants, The Latch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Ry Rocklen)
Residencies
2017-2018 Mama Lion Supperclub Los Angeles Artist in Residence 2017-2018, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Fellowship, Aspen, CO
2010 Sias International University Artist Residency, Xinzheng, China
Collections
- Elaine Meyers, Los Angeles
- Jeff Gaspin, Los Angeles
- Sindhuja Sridhar, San Francisco
- Mohebi Family Collection, Dubai