
Ryan Arenson
Biography Ryan Arenson began studying Fine Art at the Johannesburg Art Foundation in 1989 and went on to complete his BAFA at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Between 1996 and 1998 he participated in group exhibitions and had his first solo exhibition in 1998. In 1999, he was awarded first prize in the Absa L’Atelier Award. Since then, Arenson has been working as a full-time artist. His work is included in private and public collections both locally and abroad, some of which include the Johannesburg Art Gallery, Durban Art Gallery, Billiton, and Appletiser. In 2010, Arenson created a series of e-books surrounding a character called Baby Yellow. He created an edition of paper artist books using the digital images, drawn in the iPad app called ‘Brushes’ also famously used by David Hockney. Arenson produces art in a labour-intensive manner. Line, pattern and drawing play an integral part in Arenson’s creative process. The results are aesthetically engaging, but are also figuratively and conceptually nuanced, drawing astutely on the influences that have shaped his thoughts and work. His oil paintings, for example, take on the visual aesthetics of a J. H. Pierneef wood block. At the same time he is...
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David Krut Podcast: Ryan Arenson and the world of ‘Baby Yellow’… Listening time: 25 minutes.
May. 3, 2022Find out the story behind 'Baby Yellow', a character created by artist Ryan Arenson, who goes on adventures, philosophises about...
Tags: Britt Lawton, David Krut Podcast, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, Melissa Waters, Printmaking, Ryan ArensonRyan Arenson – A boy called Baby Yellow
Apr. 9, 2022Text by Christa Swanepoel For the month of April 2022, the checkerboard room of the David Krut Projects Blue House...
Tags: Arts on Main, Baby Yellow, Collaboration, David Krut Print Workshop, David Krut Projects, David Krut Projects Arts on Main, David Krut Projects Johannesburg, David Krut Workshop, Exhibition, Linocut, Printmaking, Ryan Arenson, Sbongiseni Khulu, The Blue HouseThe Shrunken Forest
Jun. 21, 2013Trees call to mind big leafy structures over our heads, like the Oak trees that surround the Montebello Design Centre,...
Tags: The Benediction of ShadeConflict Zones: The Language of War – installation views
Aug. 20, 2011Conflict Zones: The Language of War brings together works on paper by Ryan Arenson, William Kentridge, Diane Victor and Alastair...
IMPRINT: Selected Editions and Works on Paper, Installation Images
Jul. 20, 2011David Krut Projects is pleased to present IMPRINT, a selection of editions and works on paper by local and international...