ARTIST STATEMENT

My paintings are relics that reflect reality. Through paint, I am exploring space as a phenomenological experience in that the subject matter is assembled through firsthand exploration. I paint abandoned spaces that resonate with me. Some paintings are made perceptually, and others from photographs. However, my main focus is finding a means to visually transmit the dominant psychological feeling of a person or place. I am attracted to spaces that possess a residue of occupation, the visceral sensation of a human presence. These structures provide a framework through which I am able to have a conversation about decay, neglect, and what it means to be forgotten.

BIOGRAPHY

            Originally from Rochester, NY, Ryan M Schroeder received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2015, and BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, 2009.  Schroeder  Co-Taught a seminar with Catherine Howe at the New York Academy of Art, (MFA, Painting IV). An interview with Tasha Mathew was published in the magazine Or Does It Explode: Ryan Schroeder: a Conversation About Decay, Neglect, and What It Means to Be Forgotten, June 4, 2016. In 2014, he was awarded a generous grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn.