The Line Segments

Gong art gallery Newport Beach is proud to present The Line Segments — a new project and series of paintings by Palm Springs-based artist Ryan Campbell. This is the first solo exhibition for the artist in Newport Beach. The opening reception will take place on July 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and the exhibition will remain on view until September 5th.

The L.A. native came to the desert as a rebellious teen and never left. He always knew he’d make his living through art. “Being an artist isn’t a conscious choice,” he says. “It grabs you by the soul.” The quiet, healing power of the desert, he adds, makes it an ideal place to live and work.

“A common thread that runs through humanity, I think, is the search for beauty or something that we can connect with, without words,” Ryan Campbell says.

Ryan Campbell (1981, Los Angeles, California) is an accomplished painter and muralist. He garnered technical skills for painting early on in his years while creating murals on and around the Southern California landscape through participation in the graffiti culture of the 1990s and early 2000s. He refers to his practice as investigations in geometric abstraction, minimalism, and hard-edge painting. His Line Segments series are evidence of this description with their groupings of hard-edged layered bands of color that intertwine in abstract and geometric patterns.

Campbell's work and practice are inspired by acclaimed artists LeWitt, Martin, Stella, Soto, and Phillip K Smith III. Campbell was recently commissioned to create a large-scale Line Segments mural for the City of Palm Springs directly adjacent to the Palm Springs Art Museum. Corporate commissions include AEG World wide's Goldenvoice, Pernod Ricard, Red Bull North America, Covered California and Branded Arts. Campbell's works are in several important American collections, including the MacMillan collection, and private collections around the world. Campbell works and lives within the scenic backdrop of the Santa Rosa Mountains near Palm Springs, California

July 15 — September 5, 2022

Opening: July 15th, 2022, 6:30 – 9:30 pm