RYAN MOLENKAMP CHASING ICE
RYAN MOLENKAMP CHASING ICE
AUGUST 1 - 31, 2024
“My father moved our family to Anchorage, Alaska for several years for work when I was a young boy. I remember visiting nearby Portage Glacier, stopping at the visitor center on the shore of Portage Lake, and marveling at the icebergs and massive glacier across the water. Today, when you stop at the visitor center, all you can see is a lake.The glacier has receded so far it takes a boat trip or steep hike to catch a view of its current state. Glacial retreat is a natural occurrence, but scientists have never seen evidence of such a rapid rate of decline as we see now.
Whenever I visit a beautiful, cold spot, I often find myself thinking of how fast the landscape is changing. Ice is melting everywhere, from the polar ice cap to the massive ice fields of Greenland and Antarctica, to the glaciers that remain.These spots are inspirational wonders and are changing so fast. In some of my recent work, I’ve been considering moulins – well-like holes ¬– that form in a glacier as warmer water carves a path in the ice. It’s also known as a glacial mill.There, warmer water collects and flows downhill, following the path of the glacier itself, and increasing the rate at which the glacier melts; often sliding it faster into the ocean.
This new work has some of those concerns in it, but that’s just part of the story. I still am in awe of the wild, beautiful places out there – the mountains, the geology. My work takes inspiration from nature but often deviates dramatically with colors, pattern and texture. I want the pieces to be hopeful. I want to believe that we can preserve the wild places, the glaciers, the ice for the coming generations.We have already changed the environment so much, but we can work to slow and halt our impact on the warming planet.” - Ryan Molenkamp
PATRICIA ROVZAR GALLERY
1111 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Shuksan, acrylic on panel, 36 x 60 inches, $6,000.00
Moulin No. 4, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 34 inches, $3,700.00
The Tetons No. 3, acrylic on panel, 30 x 50 inches, $4,100.00
Cascade No. 99, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 34 inches, $3,700.00
The Enchantments No. 7, acrylic on panel, 42 x 84 inches, $9,700.00
Alpine Aspirations: Matterhorn, acrylic on canvas, 34 x 40 inches, $3,700.00
Cascade No. 150, acrylic on panel, 40 x 30 inches, $3,300.00
Cascade No. 146, acrylic on panel, 24 x 36 inches, $2,400.00
Cascade Series, acrylic on panel, 14 x 11 inches, $800.00 each
No. 142
No. 167
No. 159
No. 162
No. 157
No. 153
No. 166
No. 152
No. 164
Cascade No. 149, acrylic on panel, 42 x 58 inches, $6,700.00
Crevasse No. 2, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, $2,000.00
Moulin No. 3, acrylic on canvas, 34 x 40 inches, $3,700.00
Strato, acrylic on panel, 36 x 42 inches, $4,200.00
Crevasse No. 3, acrylic on panel, 60 x 80 inches, $13,000.00
Cascade Series, acrylic on panel, 10 x 8 inches, $600.00 each
No. 163
No. 154
No. 155
No. 165
No. 158
No. 161
No. 156
No. 169
No. 160
Cascade No. 131, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 38 inches, $3,000.00
Crevasse No. 1, acrylic on panel, 34 x 26 inches, $2,500.00
Moulin No. 2, acrylic on canvas, 34 x 40 inches, $3,700.00
Cascade No. 148, acrylic on panel, 32 x 26 inches, $2,300.00
Moulin No. 5, acrylic on panel, 26 x 32 inches, $2,300.00
Cascade No. 168, acrylic on panel, 30 x 24 inches, $2,000.00
The Tetons No. 2, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, $2,000.00
Moulin No. 1, acrylic on panel, 30 x 50 inches, $4,100.00
