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TRAD3_MRKby Ryan Lynch
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Acrylic & ultraviolet work

Physical Painting Gallery

Six paintings shown at a scale intended for close viewing. Switch between daylight and ultraviolet to see how colour, detail, and structure change under different light.

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  1. Cognitive Combustion Catalysis, a 36 by 36 inch UV-active acrylic painting on a gessoed sheet-metal street sign.

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    Cognitive Combustion Catalysis

    2019–2021 · UV-active acrylic · on gessoed sheet-metal street sign · 36 × 36 in

    An early work that helped develop my ideas about form and how to integrate them. Its visual language draws from perspective graffiti, horimono-style tattooing, and abstract surrealism.

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  2. Hermes, a 33.5 by 18 inch UV-reactive acrylic painting on wood panel.

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    Hermes

    2019 · Acrylic · on wood panel · 33.5 × 18 in

    A mythic messenger image centered on Hermes, the caduceus, wings, serpentine forms, eyes, and a mask-like face.

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  3. The Rise of Scorpio, a 48 by 16 inch UV-active acrylic painting on gessoed plywood.

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    The Rise of Scorpio

    2019–2022 · UV-active acrylic · on gessoed plywood · 48 × 16 in

    A meditation on the metamorphosis of Scorpio, the hot-water sign, and the shift from coping to sublimation in a Plutonic sense.

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  4. Xochipilli, an ongoing 20 by 16 inch UV-active acrylic painting on canvas.Ongoing

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    Xochipilli

    2019–2026 · UV-active acrylic · on canvas · 20 × 16 in

    This piece depicts Xochipilli, the Aztec god of flowers and joy, with mushrooms emerging among its blooming forms.

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  5. Round-about-way, a 24 by 24 inch UV-reactive acrylic painting on a gessoed street sign or sheet-metal panel.

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    Round-about-way

    2019–2026 · Acrylic · on gessoed street sign / sheet metal · 24 × 24 in

    A piece about finding flexibility by learning to move with and around solid, rigid structures rather than meeting them head-on.

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  6. Holding the Light, Sending the Signal, an ongoing 18 by 24 inch UV-reactive acrylic painting on canvas.Ongoing

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    Holding the Light, Sending the Signal

    2019–2026 · Acrylic · on canvas · 18 × 24 in

    This piece draws on the archetype of the Hermit: holding a light within one’s own peace and isolation, finding the signal in quiet, and carrying that light back into the world for the benefit of others.

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TRAD3_MRK by Ryan Lynch

Digital Gallery

rlynch2457@gmail.com

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