BREAD, the artistic brand of Ryan McManus, explores our fascination with consumerism and the memories we attach to objects. BREAD elevates everyday items into artifacts that hold meaningful space in our minds.
Through pop art painting, sculpture, and design, BREAD reframes common things by amplifying their scale to monumental proportions that allow viewers to engage with the work based on their own perspective and experiences.
BREAD’s work is deeply rooted in the concept of gifts and personal expression, using art to trigger core memories and find connection through shared experiences. BREAD’s creations demonstrate a playful but critical approach to branding, nostalgia, and mass culture. By enlarging the familiar, BREAD invites the viewer to see them anew, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the products that are part of our daily lives.
painter, designer, entrepreneur
BREAD is a creative studio that explores the boundaries between the past, present, and future through a variety of artistic mediums. BREAD recontextualizes everyday objects into artifacts of a parallel universe, using pop art, sculpture, and digital designs to give new life to familiar forms. Influenced by the cyclical nature of consumerism and advertising, BREAD’s creations engage in a dialogue between the transient and the eternal. This studio is a space where the mundane is elevated, inviting you to reconsider the place of these objects in your own story.
With a focus on personal expression and inviting dialogue, BREAD’s work demonstrates a playful but critical approach to branding and mass culture. The studio’s methodology includes amplifying the scale and presence of objects, encouraging a deeper engagement with the products that are part of our daily lives. BREAD offers a unique perspective, transforming ordinary items into a journey through time and creativity. BREAD is now available for collaborative projects, client work, and to explore artistic direction.