Ryan McGinness is a New York based artist who has gained international praise for his large scale, abstract works. McGinness uses the fundamentals of painting in a skillful and unique approach that has established him as one of the most popular artists of his generation. His ability to use the foundational painting elements of shape, line, color and composition in creating imagery open to multiple, personalized viewer interpretations is extraordinary. His densely layered work of frenzied abstraction and intense color evoke powerful notions of chaos and a human need to organize the disorderly.