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Suryah Studio

Ceramic, Design / Digital, Experimental, Fiber, Literary, Multidisciplinary, Multidisciplinary Art, Multimedia, Paper / Book / Illustration, Photography, Poetry, Printmaking, Sculpture / Installation, Visual / Media

Brian’s work outside their transdisciplinary practice focuses on collaborative efforts with regional branding, civic engagement, and social impact initiatives using human-centered design to better understand and nurture themself, their community, and the spaces and places we share collectively.

About the Artist

Brian Suryah (Baltimore, 1996) is an object, ritual, and pigment-centered transdisciplinary artist exploring the intersections of imagination, form, and ancestral technology using the brand Suryah Studio to present their work publicly. Brian’s work outside their transdisciplinary practice focuses on collaborative efforts with regional branding, civic engagement, and social impact initiatives using human-centered design to better understand and nurture themself, their community, and the spaces and places we share collectively. Brian is drawn to history, rhythm, geometric shapes, iconography, and illustrative elements that make space for personal introspection, welcoming participants to use their work as a means of better understanding themselves and their unique position in the world around them. Brian wants to create moments that can hopefully disarm unconscious biases and projections, facilitating a deeper, more expansive dialogue between the tangible and intangible self.

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Artist's Statement

Brian is drawn to history, rhythm, geometric shapes, iconography, and illustrative elements that make space for personal introspection, welcoming participants to use their work as a means of better understanding themselves and their unique position in the world around them. Brian wants to create moments that can hopefully disarm unconscious biases and projections, facilitating a deeper, more expansive dialogue between the tangible and intangible self.

Featured Work

Photos

This mixed-media artwork features a central, intimate depiction of two red-hued figures embracing against a stark black square, drawing the viewer's focus to themes of connection and vulnerability. Surrounding the scene, gestural line-drawn hands emerge from the bottom, reaching upwards as if in support or supplication, while fragmented linework of a face floats in the upper right corner alongside the text "RELVX." The textured gold background unifies the piece, lending a sense of timelessness and spirituality to the composition.
This painting features a circular design where bold white arcs dance across a warm terracotta background. The dynamic composition evokes movement and rhythm, suggesting themes of growth and transformation. The textured strokes create a sense of depth, inviting viewers to explore the balance between energy and stillness.
Includes stainless steel staples, laserjet ink prints, copper acrylic, permanent marker, cotton dyed with Japanese indigo, cotton fabric dyed with mango and soursop leaves.

Written Works