About The Artist

Ryo Arita was born in Toronto, Canada to first generation Japanese immigrants. Throughout his childhood, he attended various art schools and moved to New York city at the age of 19. He attended the School of Visual Arts, where he studied Graphic and Three-Dimensional design, and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Growing up with both parents in the restaurant industry it has peppered his view of the world. That is where he draws his inspiration. Ryo's work illustrates the interwoven concepts of composition and sustenance, color and flavor and food and art.