The paintings of San Francisco based Ryan Martin are hypnotic in their rich color and harken to the tradition when painters were inspired by a muse. His work captured our attention at VOLTA NY as it straddled the lines between an unapologetic imagination and fantastic vision.
![Ryan Martin Optimistic Voices II, Oil on canvas, 50" x 40", 2014](https://installationmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image1-958x1200.jpg)
![Ryan Martin, Bulletproof, Oil on canvas, 48" x 36", 2014](https://installationmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image2-897x1200.jpg)
![Ryan Martin, Silent All These Years, oil on canvas, 12"x 9", 2013](https://installationmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image4-901x1200.jpg)
![Ryan Martin, After The Storm, oil on canvas, 12" x 9", 2013](https://installationmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image5-901x1200.jpg)
![Ryan Martin, Caught A Light Sneeze, oil on canvas, 12" x 9", 2013](https://installationmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image7-874x1200.jpg)
Featured Image:  Ryan Martin, Sweet Thing, oil on canvas, 12″x 9″, 2013
Images © of the artist and Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art