Tuesday 12 February 2013

Beim nächsten Mal wird alles besser



Collages and drawings of Thatcher’s 1980's Britain.
Inspired by seeing a photograph of a woman hugging the statue of Marx and Engels and images of the Midlands. 

Beim nächsten Mal wird alles besser 
was written under the statue - next time it will all be better. 




Images from the rioting in the Early 80's 




Composition - Thatchers Britain - c1983


Theatrical back drop 
 I used this image as the back drop to  a production of  Teachers in the early 90's   


Initial Sketches 



Woman hugging the statue of Marks and Engles



Sketches and composition outlines 





Collages 
Prints and photocopies, coloured with inks, water colour and gouache     



Coloured prints and photocopies 






Painting and collage - printed images, photocopies, acrylic 


All images © Ted Ryan 

Marie, Elle and the Telegraph

Images inspired by publications 





1984 








1988







1988







Sunday Observer advert with Radio Times promotion (date unknown

                                  






Elle in the Andes 
1987

1987







1987







1987





Sunday Telegraph collages - acrylic and gouache
1995 
1995







1995






1995






1995






2008


Sketches 2010 - present  
Eco Chic and other images 


2010




2010


2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

All images © Ted Ryan 












Balsall Heath Park in Winter 2013

Balsall Heath Park 2013 


























all images © Ted Ryan 2013