Euphoria by Ryan Bautista

2024

Mixed media including acrylic, paper, felt, metallic construction paper and plastic moldings

12" x 12"

An observation of life, death, rebirth and moments of resiliency.

Ryan Bautista is a Filipino-American collage artist and Los Angeles native. He holds a bachelor's degree in business and a minor in studio arts from Loyola Marymount University, as well as a master's in business analytics from UC Irvine. Throughout his career, Ryan has explored photography, abstract painting, and both analog and digital collage. In 2020, he rediscovered collage as a means of processing the challenges of that year. His current work explores themes of diversity, mental health, Asian American identity, and the complex "in-between" emotions we experience, reflected in his unique color palette.