“An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.”
Henri Matisse
In 2004 Orewiler graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design where he studied Illustration and painting. Ryan is inspired by all forms of art especially contemporary paintings. Although he is known for his cityscapes from his travels, he also enjoys the challenge in creating contemporary concepts.
“From an early age, Columbus artist Ryan Orewiler has been fascinated with the images and unique characteristics of cities. He has drawn, sketched and painted hundreds of cityscapes - focusing on architecture, use of public space, streets, modes of transportation, individuals and groups of people within a city environment). He recently began a new movement in his cityscape series by changing from a traditional perspective to an aerial perspective (overhead view) of cities. This new direction also includes experimentation with color and level of abstraction to further intensify viewer engagement. The juxtaposition of his previous cityscapes with his current aerial cityscapes is thought-provoking, and demonstrates one artist's commitment to more thoroughly understand and represent subject matter for which he has a life-long passion.
Though he has developed a wide body of other artworks and themes, I think the evolution and variety of Ryan's cityscapes powerfully presents artistic thinking that has developed over time.”
Jeanie Auseon - Artist/ Teacher
Coming from a family of artists and craftsmen, at age six Orewiler created his first cityscape “New York’s Central Park”.