Inhale Courage, Exhale Fear
The power of breath
Single Breath- Ryan J Carey
Breath at 11:51 pm, Oil On Paper, 5''x5'', 2019
"With each mark on the canvas, I use air from my lungs to create a moment in existence. To return to the human element in art, I use only my breath and thinned oil paint to compose my work.” Ryan J Carey
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This striking series of works is by Phoenix-based artist, Ryan Carey. Created using only thinned oil paint, and his lung capacity, Carey uses the process to focus on "the beauty and spontaneity that exists in every breath." (creativeboom)
First and Last Breath
Sat:9:53 am, Oil On Canvas, 48''x60'', 2016
Breath Paintings
Wed:9:03 pm, Oil On Canvas, 20''x16”, 2018
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Which of the above paintings best represents the concept that ‘breath is life’?
In the last few years, breath has been in the forefront of our news cycle due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the normalization of meditation and yoga. Has your relationship to breath changed over this period?
Did you know that you breathe between 17,000 – 30,000 times per day? Have you ever payed attention to how you breathe?
The Human Lungs
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Breathing is a very accessible and practical way to enhance mental and physical well being. Besides oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide elimination, breathing has many other benefits. Conscious breathing can help decrease stress, enhance muscle relaxation, and provide trunk stability.
Try these 7 Ways to Practice Breath Work for Beginners (everydayhealth)
Listen to Breathe TED Talk to dig deeper into breathing!
Depict your breath in a visual artwork. Think about the colors, textures and line you will use.
About Ryan J Carey
Meet emerging young artist, Ryan J. Carey who is originally from California moved to Arizona in early 2013. Carey is creating breathtaking oil paintings composed with only his breath and thinned oil paint.
He presents a complex color palette while creating an engaging and energetic composition with engrossing texture, skillfully handling oil paint. Utilizing his unique creative process, which he says, is “a return to the human element in art, each mark on the canvas is air from my lungs, a moment in existence”. Carey’s works are mesmerizing and ethereal created through a deep connection to his work, a process the artist says, “Focuses on using a stream of consciousness composition I amalgamate the colors into a literal representation of my breath.” Carey was traditionally trained in the arts, receiving his Bachelors of Arts in Painting from California State University, Sonoma State.
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