'bird' by will ryman, 2012
actual and fabricated steel nails
144 x 192 inches
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will ryman: anyone and no one
paul kasmin gallery, new york city, new york, USA
on now until march 24th

two new sculptures by american artist will ryman are now on exhibition in 'anyone and no one' at paul kasmin gallery.
both works are massive installations created from reconfigured every-day objects. 'bird' has been formed from nails of various lengths
at a towering 12 feet tall. 'everyman' also employs an extravagant quantity of household items such as paint brushes, bottle caps and
work boots in order to form the 90 foot figure within the gallery space. due to the sheer size and impact of both sculptures, ryman's
installation has been separated in two parts-- 'everyman' has taken up residence in 293 tenth avenue location
while the 515 w 27th street space boasts the monumental bird, inspired by edgar allen poe's poem, 'the raven'.



'bird' in progress
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'bird' in progress
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almost completed 'bird' was sculpted from 4,500 nails, all custom fabricated in studio at demiurge.
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'everyman' curves around the perimeter of two gallery rooms with bottle-cap constructed appendages extending into the center of the space.
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'everyman' by will ryman
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the bottle cap arm extends into the gallery space
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the face of 'everyman', installation view
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manufacturing the face of 'everyman'
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inside the brain of 'everyman' are stacked thousands of paint brushes
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