Signing copies of new zine “I Saw My Future” for the exhibition “I Saw My Future”, Bows & Arrows Gallery, Sacramento, CA September 2nd – October 4th 2011

We recently got a chance to visit artist Ryan De La Hoz in the studio as he prepares for his upcoming exhibition here in Sacramento at Bows & Arrows.

“I Saw My Future” zine cover

Ryan De La Hoz was born in 1985 and lives in San Francisco, CA. He has been published by FLJ Magazine in Tokyo and Beautiful/Decay in the US.

Untitled, 14 x 16 ink on paper

Untitled detail

He has participated in solo exhibitions in San Francisco and Seattle + group exhibitions in the United States as well as the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He thinks a lot about loss, hope, isolation, freedom from oppression, the destruction of natural resources, myth, magic, and the pursuit of happiness.

Studio View

Arrangement Obstruction in progess

Studio View

“De La Hoz loosely explores the concept of what can stay behind after a person or society has vacated or perished. He has thus coined the term “Residual Energy” when referring to these vestigial elements of thought, that teeter on the precipices of anachronism.” – White White Brown Twig

Studio View

Goners no 1 and 2 in progress

Studio view

Studio View (stocking tee shirts for http://www.ryandelahoz.bigcartel.com)

Support Ryan by buying some of his stuff. He’s got T-shirts, zines, stickers, and prints, all available via bigcartel here.