Four brightly colored rabbits leap across contrasting circular fields in Jay Ryan's Belief poster. Symbols including a heart and brain, cutlery and flame, a book and money, and a house and animal turn the lively figures into a playful collection of ideas and values. Bold BELIEF lettering anchors the center, with festival information arranged below.
Artist: Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine)
Title: Belief - Chicago Humanities Festival 2017
Date: 2017, printed at lower left
Medium: Screen print on French cover stock, printed with five screens
Sheet: 18 x 24 inches
Presentation: Unframed
Pencil signed and numbered 212/230 at lower right. Please see the inscription close-up.
Created for the Chicago Humanities Festival's FallFest 2017 program, themed Belief.
Condition: Light edge and corner handling wear visible. Please inspect all seven artwork photographs, including the paper margins and pencil inscriptions.
Shipping: $18.
About the artist
Jay Ryan learned screen printing with Steve Walters at Chicago's Screwball Press beginning in 1995 and founded The Bird Machine in 1999. His distinctive hand-drawn prints combine animals, expressive lettering and offbeat humor. His practice grew from posters for his own band, friends' bands and local music venues. He served as vice president of the American Poster Institute from 2002 to 2007.
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Four brightly colored rabbits leap across contrasting circular fields in Jay Ryan's Belief poster. Symbols including a heart and brain, cutlery and flame, a book and money, and a house and animal turn the lively figures into a playful collection of ideas and values. Bold BELIEF lettering anchors the center, with festival information arranged below.
Artist: Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine)
Title: Belief - Chicago Humanities Festival 2017
Date: 2017, printed at lower left
Medium: Screen print on French cover stock, printed with five screens
Sheet: 18 x 24 inches
Presentation: Unframed
Pencil signed and numbered 212/230 at lower right. Please see the inscription close-up.
Created for the Chicago Humanities Festival's FallFest 2017 program, themed Belief.
Condition: Light edge and corner handling wear visible. Please inspect all seven artwork photographs, including the paper margins and pencil inscriptions.
Shipping: $18.
About the artist
Jay Ryan learned screen printing with Steve Walters at Chicago's Screwball Press beginning in 1995 and founded The Bird Machine in 1999. His distinctive hand-drawn prints combine animals, expressive lettering and offbeat humor. His practice grew from posters for his own band, friends' bands and local music venues. He served as vice president of the American Poster Institute from 2002 to 2007.
♥ 13 Rue Ravignan — Fine Art & Fine Posters
