“This work externalizes a fascination, not entirely romantic nor platonic, but an ambiguous longing to know and understand these maleness's and figures I've intimately watched; glimpses of body and behavior that can't seem to escape my mind's eye, despite having matured clarity to save myself from comparison."-Ryan Robichaux
Growing Pains, is the debut exhibition from artist Ryan Robichaux. Exploring dualities of masculinity through “acceptable interactions” Robichaux deftly weaves his personal experience as a trans man to expose unanticipated, nuanced tenderness and intimacy in the male experience. "Growing Pains" references not only periods of Ryan Robichaux's own development, but also the artist’s feelings of coming of age, and even stunted growth, as he navigates the world.
