
Ryan Cosbert, The only difference between you and me is you were brought here by force, 2021. Acrylic on canvas. 72 x 72 inches.

Ryan Cosbert, Mysticism, 2021. Acrylic on canvas. 72 x 72 inches.
The topics explored in my work focuses on my personal biography, history, and an investigation into political issues. In addition to my interest in historical and social politics, I am invested in the black subjects across the African Diaspora (done by research conducted by myself). Within my abstract paintings, I create a sense of control using the grid format to apply the mixture of what I call “tiles” which creates a geometrical balance. I am often incorporating physical objects and colors that help enhance my paintings while also tying directly to the subject. My choice of objects derive directly from the research I conduct and help push the concept/story further by implementing it directly into the painting along with a significant color palette that often has meaning and tells a story on it’s own. With all of this I hope to reflect a kind of meditation on history that examines both the past and present and its political and social implications within the contemporary context.

Ryan Cosbert, Murder_Mayhem No.1, No.2, No.3, 2021, 2021 ,2022.
Acrylic & bullet casings on canvas. 46 x 46 inches each.

Ryan Cosbert, Murder Mayhem No.1 (detail), 2021. Acrylic & bullet casings on canvas. 46 x 46 inches.

Ryan Cosbert, Murder Mayhem No.2 (detail), 2020. Acrylic & bullet casings on canvas. 46 x 46 inches.

Ryan Cosbert, Murder Mayhem No.3 (detail), 2021. Acrylic & bullet casings on canvas. 46 x 46 inches.

Ryan Cosbert, Ode to Harriet Elizabeth Brown, 2021. Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 52 inches.

Ryan Cosbert, Sublime No.2, 2020. Acrylic on bristol boards.
19 x 24 inches.

Ryan Cosbert, Ode to Claudette Colvin, 2021. Acrylic & newspaper on canvas.
60 x 52 inches

Ryan Cosbert, Anguish and Distress, 2021. Acrylic on canvas.
60 X 52 Inches.