Ryan De La Hoz

Another post prompted by Juxtapoz, the artist in question being Ryan De La Hoz (I "discovered" him through an article in the magazine). What strikes me about his work is, beneath the surface, the depth of intelligent meaning. Every aspect of the work is a symbol. His art is very grounded in the culture of today, and yet at the same time timeless. For example, with tie-dye, De La Hoz says "while it is now considered kitschy by some, it was once emblematic of a movement that defied corporate culture among many other things. I am interested in the way motifs change meaning over time as they are reappropriated."