Artist Ryan Keeley Brings “Aggressive Urban Flavor” To Salon Moxie Art Exhibit
August 23, 2007 (RALEIGH, DC) – “Aggressive, abstract, urban flavor, as if you were lost wandering in the streets of Brooklyn at 4 a.m. with a parade of heavy metal following closely behind" – that’s how Raleigh-based artist Ryan Keeley describes the all new, large, multimedia canvases he will be showing at Salon Moxie in North Raleigh from August 30 - October 31.
Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Keeley’s fine art work is informed by a penchant for rigorous, freestyle compositions that blur the line between graphic art and abstract expressionism.
Among the artist’s favorite “canvases” are surfboards. For several summers, he traveled up and down the East Coast in association with the Eastern Surf Association to create on-site surfboard graphics at outdoor festivals and gatherings. He also completed a large installation for a three-day music festival in Van Etten, New York, which involved creating art on 50 wooden doors that were then arranged in an open field.
Besides Salon Moxie, Keeley’s work can be seen in Raleigh at Riviera Resto & Lounge on Wilmington Street, at Margaux’s Restaurant on Creedmoor Road, and backstage at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre (formerly Alltel Pavilion). His work is also on display in the Tsunami Sushi restaurant in Costa Rica.
Salon Moxie’s owners Jack and Joelle Ray are excited about hosting Ryan Keeley’s bold, colorful work within the salon where Raleigh artist/interior designer Clark Hipolito created cherry-red walls with slashes of color evoking images of giant scissors and locks of tumbling hair. A friend of Hipolito’s, Keeley often collaborates with him on interior design projects.
The show will remain in the salon through October.
Salon Moxie is located at 6191-122 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh. For more information visit www.salon-moxie.com or call 919-850-0721.
Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Keeley’s fine art work is informed by a penchant for rigorous, freestyle compositions that blur the line between graphic art and abstract expressionism.
Among the artist’s favorite “canvases” are surfboards. For several summers, he traveled up and down the East Coast in association with the Eastern Surf Association to create on-site surfboard graphics at outdoor festivals and gatherings. He also completed a large installation for a three-day music festival in Van Etten, New York, which involved creating art on 50 wooden doors that were then arranged in an open field.
Besides Salon Moxie, Keeley’s work can be seen in Raleigh at Riviera Resto & Lounge on Wilmington Street, at Margaux’s Restaurant on Creedmoor Road, and backstage at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre (formerly Alltel Pavilion). His work is also on display in the Tsunami Sushi restaurant in Costa Rica.
Salon Moxie’s owners Jack and Joelle Ray are excited about hosting Ryan Keeley’s bold, colorful work within the salon where Raleigh artist/interior designer Clark Hipolito created cherry-red walls with slashes of color evoking images of giant scissors and locks of tumbling hair. A friend of Hipolito’s, Keeley often collaborates with him on interior design projects.
The show will remain in the salon through October.
Salon Moxie is located at 6191-122 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh. For more information visit www.salon-moxie.com or call 919-850-0721.
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