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
Ryan Martin, Optimistic Voices II, Oil on canvas, 50″ x 40″, 2014

 

Ryan Martin, Bulletproof,  Oil on canvas, 48" x 36", 2014
Ryan Martin, Bulletproof, Oil on canvas, 48″ x 36″, 2014

 

Ryan Martin, Silent All These Years, oil on canvas, 12"x 9", 2013
Ryan Martin, Silent All These Years, oil on canvas, 12″x 9″, 2013

 

Ryan Martin, After The Storm, oil on canvas, 12" x 9", 2013
Ryan Martin, After The Storm, oil on canvas, 12″ x 9″, 2013

 

Ryan Martin, Caught A Light Sneeze, oil on canvas, 12" x 9", 2013
Ryan Martin, Caught A Light Sneeze, oil on canvas, 12″ x 9″, 2013

 

Featured Image:  Ryan Martin, Sweet Thing, oil on canvas, 12″x 9″, 2013

Images © of the artist and Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art