A green bear pedals a red bicycle alongside a charging rhinoceros in Jay Ryan’s Loved Ones. Dense black crosshatching unites the figures against a vivid red field, while mint-green wheels, warm orange accents and the pale paper margins give the compact composition its distinctive rhythm and humor.
Artist: Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine)
Title: Loved Ones
Date: 2019, printed at lower left
Medium: Screen print on paper
Sheet: Approximately 12 x 12 inches
Presentation: Unframed
Pencil signed and numbered 89/100 at lower right.
Condition: Visible light surface marks in the margins and minor handling wear. Please inspect the detailed photographs.
Shipped in a protective tube.
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
A green bear pedals a red bicycle alongside a charging rhinoceros in Jay Ryan’s Loved Ones. Dense black crosshatching unites the figures against a vivid red field, while mint-green wheels, warm orange accents and the pale paper margins give the compact composition its distinctive rhythm and humor.
Artist: Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine)
Title: Loved Ones
Date: 2019, printed at lower left
Medium: Screen print on paper
Sheet: Approximately 12 x 12 inches
Presentation: Unframed
Pencil signed and numbered 89/100 at lower right.
Condition: Visible light surface marks in the margins and minor handling wear. Please inspect the detailed photographs.
Shipped in a protective tube.
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
