Ryan Burghard

Ryan Burghard’s practice begins by investigating the materiality of the mundane. He is interested in how seemingly simple imagery and objects accrue meaning, therefore transitioning into signs, symbols, and signifiers. This moment of shifting identity is at the core of his practice. Burghard references Speculative Realism along with Baudrillard’s treatise Simulacra and Simulation, which examines how objects gain value and the position enabling meaning to be generated. Through this lens, meaning is derived from relationships.

Burghard holds an MA and MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has had numerous exhibitions throughout the United States and has exhibited internationally in Canada and Australia.

Courtesy of Cydonia Gallery