Amplify Action: New Works added to Amplify Action!

A number of new pieces have been added to the Amplify Action exhibition since its opening last month. These pieces, by artists Wolfgang Ryan and Aya Rodriguez-Izumi, are on display in the lobby space and will be on view for the remainder of the exhibition's duration. Preview the pieces below and visit Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's Skylight Gallery for the full experience and impact.

Wolfgang Ryan's pieces draw upon a unique mixture of "high" and "low", blending objects suggestive of working class culture with forms and titles that are representative of the elite. His pieces draw attention to the often unrecognized beauty of household objects and imbues "waste" with new meaning and utility. Wolfgang Ryan's 'Intoxicated Chief' and 'Mirror Pond? Fuck that! Pabst Blue Ribbon!' have been added to the Amplify Action exhibition.

Wolfgang Ryan | Intoxicated Chief | 2006 | drawer, bucket, concrete, cans, hockey stick, lamp parts | 70" x 14" x 15"

Wolfgang Ryan | Mirror Pond? Fuck That! Pabst Blue Ribbon! | 2006 | mop bucket, pond rocks, paint, crutch, poster, fishing lures, lamp parts | 64" x 16" x 60"

Aya Rodriguez-Izumi 's work explores displacement as it relates to sustainability and, in particular, social cohesion and continuity. Using artistic techniques that are typically understood as feminine, such as embroidery and jewel embelishments, she enhances everyday items to highlight presence of the craftsperson in the work and to draw awareness to the importance of individual practice in achieving overall sustainability. Her work is contemplative and often heart-wrenching, evoking a sense of social displacement that is born out of mass consumption and market-driven culture.

A number of the artist's 'Thank You Bags' have been added to the Amplify Action exhibition, making visible the way in which we, as a society, treat thanks and gratitude as having little value, disposable in the same way as plastic bags.