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Ryan's Sculptures Explore Decay and Consumerism at Karma

1/21/2026

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Artist Ryan's Souvenir at Karma Los Angeles features nine sculptures about decay and consumerism.
Works such as Starstruck and Sunset Strip juxtapose beauty with grotesqueness and use jasper and obsidian.
The show draws on Dutch vanitas and highlights futility of worldly desires through waste and excess.
Notable sculpture Wild Heart pairs a peach with a Harley-Davidson engine to symbolize modern life’s contradictions while serving as memento mori.

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Story summary

Artist Ryan's Souvenir at Karma Los Angeles features nine sculptures about decay and consumerism.
Works such as Starstruck and Sunset Strip juxtapose beauty with grotesqueness and use jasper and obsidian.
The show draws on Dutch vanitas and highlights futility of worldly desires through waste and excess.
Notable sculpture Wild Heart pairs a peach with a Harley-Davidson engine to symbolize modern life’s contradictions while serving as memento mori.