Jo Ryan Art logo

Works from 2025-2024

Cardboard packaging in the shape of an octopus with polka dots all over it. Plus, a sign promoting the BeeQk Self-Love Stimulator set on a metal stand.
BeeQk
A painting of a silhouette of a naked woman lying on an open pearl shell in a dream like surrounding of octopi, fish, flowers, vines and the words Self and LOVE
The Dream
Flowers, vines and leaves with a giant white pearl in the middle with a pink overlay of the words ' Self LOVE Self', dots and graphic flowers over the top
Self LOVE Self
A painting of a semi-blurred women opened mouth upside down
It’s my pleasure …
Semi-transparent acrylic hanging sculpture with the word "word" in multiple languages
Word
The words Oh Yeah in pink with a pearl diver and octopus on a silver mirror
It sounds good to me (Pearl Divers dream)
The words Oh Yeah in blue with an octopus tentacle curled around the letter "O" on a silver mirror
It sounds good to me (octopus tentacle)
The words Oh Yeah in red with an octopus beak in the letter "O" on a silver mirror
It sounds good to me (octopus’ beak)
The words Oh Yeah in white with a floral pattern surrounding the words on a silver mirror
It sounds good to me (floral pattern)
Painting of a tub of feta cheese with Greek words and symbols around it
Celebration – Greece 3
A painting of vines and flowers surrounding the quote "What people say about you is none of your business" with white pearls scattered throughout.
Pearls of Wisdom
Multi-layered stencil in neon colours with a naked robot woman lying on a patterned blanket and a dream-like metallic octopus. Neon colours swirl around them.
Pearl Divers Dream Stencil – FUTURE
Multi-layered stencil in Autumn colours with a naked woman lying on a patterned blanket and a dream-like octopus
Pearl Divers Dream Stencil – AUTUMN
Multi-layered stencil in ocean colours with a naked woman lying on a patterned blanket and a dream-like octopus
Pearl Divers Dream Stencil – OCEAN
Multi-layered stencil in Spring colours with a naked woman lying on a patterned blanket and a dream-like octopus. Simple pink flowers surround them with a yellow graffiti crown/flower
Pearl Divers Dream Stencil – SPRING
Multi-layered stencil in Summer colours with a naked woman lying on a patterned blanket and a dream-like octopus
Pearl Divers Dream Stencil – SUMMER
Multi-layered stencil in Winter colours with a naked woman lying on a patterned blanket
Pearl Divers Dream Stencil – WINTER
Mixed media image of a pearl inside its shell surrounded by the flesh of the pearl. A comical sign appears in the bottom right corner with "PEARL MEAT $PRICELESS" on it.
Pearl meat, Meet pearl
Two colour (grey and purple) woodblock print of an octopus with all eight legs spread out, with the words "Many Tentacles make Light work" surrounding it.
Over/Under
Three colour (grey, pink and purple) woodblock print of an octopus with all eight legs spread out, with the words "Many Tentacles make Light work" surrounding it. With a semi-transparent blue vinyl graphic of an octopus.
Under/Over
Five coloured woodblock print of a woman diving off a pier into a fantasy sea filled with pearls. The image is surrounded by multi-coloured dots of apricot, silver, pale pink and yellow.
Pearl Divers Fantasy
A painting of a naked women falling asleep on a decorative colourful blanket with a fantasy, ghostlike octopus pleasuring her.
Pearl Diver’s Dream
A painting of an inner-city harbour surrounded by piers, buildings and all the busyness that occurs in in
Docklands Harbour 3008
A painting of an old man walking along a bridge in Sullivans Cove, Hobart, Tasmania on a cold but cloudless day
9.8°C Feels like 2°
Painting of a pair of windows looking outside to the street beyond with a guy riding a bike talking on his mobile phone, in the air hangs the words that he was swearing as he rode by - they are some really rude words.
Guy on a bike on a quiet afternoon in suburbia
Painting of a corner in Docklands, Victoria highlighting all the tram tracks, tram lines, signage and traffic lights with a lone figure walking across the road
Surrounded
Painting of a packet of pappadams, 'CELEBRATION' ribbon with Indian words and pattern
Celebration – India
4-layer stencil of seagulls in various stages of flight
seagulls
4-layer stencil of a pigeon sitting on a branch
pidgeon
4-layer stencil of a bird in flight about to land
flying bird
Painting of a sign in the Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali covered in graffiti and stickers
Monkey Forest, Bali
Painting of the word 'BOUQUET' on an oversized asterisk with graphic leaves and flowers in the background - original image of bouquet created using AI
Bouquet 3
Hanging sculpture of an assemblage of aluminium composite signage letters with each side of the letter covered in a vignette of black to cream, then a coloured vignette pattern and various symbol characters
corporate star
Sculpture of an assemblage of signage letters sitting on an acrylic 'r', a vignette of colours from deep crimson to light yellow with a small bug-like creature made of letters
Untitled
Sculpture of an assemblage of matt black signage letters, covered in the front and back with the word 'IT'S'
It’s written in the stars
Painting of a bottle of Jinro soju with pattern, 'CELEBRATION' ribbon and Korean words
Celebration – South Korea
Painting of the word 'BOUQUET' entwined with graphic leaves and flowers - original image of bouquet created using AI
AI Bouquet too

2025-2024