Tyson Ritter—the All-American Rejects frontman, actor, and multidisciplinary artist—will exhibit his paintings for the first time in New York next week at the SPRING/BREAK Art Show. Sharing a booth with comedian Nick Thune, Ritter will present “Paradise 1985,” nine emotionally charged works that explore memory, identity, and the raw intensity of youth culture in the American Southwest, where he was born and raised. Layering bold strokes, colour, and form, Ritter’s paintings evoke a space of potential—moments when the future is uncertain but full of promise. Inspired by the intimacy and emotional depth of photographers like Richard Avedon and Nan Goldin, Ritter captures fleeting vulnerability and strength with visceral urgency. Ritter comments: “I strive to capture the raw energy of human e...