enjoy the now
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enjoy the now <3
About the Artist
Rylee Breese (b.2002) is an American Contemporary painter from Covington, Georgia. She is known for portraying the adult body by interacting with childhood objects in an oversaturated palette. Her grandmother, a painter and photographer, guided Rylee’s love for art and experimentation with materials. Nostalgia is crucial in her work as she differentiates her memories from reality through unique forms and distorted bodies. She is attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, pursuing a career in painting and entrepreneurship.
Instagram @breesy_fresa
Email - ryleebreeseart@yahoo.com
just keep swimming
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just keep swimming 〰️
Artist Statement
Experience is a virtue, but let’s be real: our childhood daydreams still have a say in who we become. My work plays in the space where grown-up bodies and childhood memories collide. Through colorful objects and dreamlike palettes, I explore how nostalgia doesn’t just linger; it morphs, shaping how we move through the world as adults.
These early memories don’t just vanish; they follow us, sneak into our decisions, and quietly rewrite the way we see ourselves. In my art, bodies and objects twist together, becoming surreal reflections of maturity that feel both familiar and strange. This is about the transformation of memory into movement, plastic into presence, and play into something a little deeper.