Joshua Ryan

From the artist

For me, artistic expression has never belonged to a single form. Painting, drawing, music, film, performance, even conversation—they all exist as interconnected threads in a larger creative tapestry. Rather than specializing in one discipline, I’ve found that the more I branch out, the more cohesive my artistic world becomes. Each medium informs the next, and together they reflect both my personal evolution and my artistic journey. I began with photorealistic oil painting and drawing, teaching and exhibiting for a number of years before expanding into mixed media, collage, and encaustics. These more experimental approaches opened new pathways of freedom and discovery. The turning point came while recording my debut album Atomic Awakening: the process of writing and producing music revealed another dimension of myself, almost like stepping into a higher persona. I realized that my music and my visual art were not separate practices but extensions of each other, each carrying themes, moods, and aesthetics that overlap and cross-pollinate. My visual language often blends vintage influences from the 1920s and ’30s with psychedelic color and sound. This creates a retro-futuristic sensibility—at once nostalgic and forward-looking—where diverse elements coexist in a surreal, dreamlike landscape. With the addition of augmented reality, these artworks literally extend beyond the canvas, inviting viewers to step into an immersive experience where images move, shift, and transform in three dimensions. Ultimately, my goal is to create a universe where music, art, and technology are inseparable, reflecting a broader vision of life and creativity as one continuous act of becoming. Each work is both deeply personal and an open invitation: a chance for others to enter a multidimensional space of imagination, connection, and discovery.