Ryan McGennisken, TKSNBFAM 853, 2019. Oilstick and spraypaint on canvas, 97 x 77cm. Courtesy: the artist and Artereal, Sydney.

Artereal presents work by Ryan McGennisken.

The artist says: “My practice is purely experimental. There’s no planning, measurements or prior marks or sketches – my work is built autonomously, by adding and deleting layers with little to no thought about what stays, gets painted over, or completely deleted. I experiment with speed and seek imperfection, intending to defy composition and structure. Chaos. They’re either paired back or over painted, cut apart and re-sewn and re-painted. I use a hell of a lot of paint to not have much paint left on the canvas. I kick dirt all over it, rub it in, add rust, scrunch up the canvas and do whatever’s necessary to create marks that I would never be able to make consciously.”

Exhibition opens: 6–8pm Wednesday 3 July 2019

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