Ryan Schneider’s contribution to the Normann x

Brask Art Collection is based on his piece ’Pipes Canyon

Peepers’ from 2016, inspired by the dark nights and

picturesque surroundings of his Joshua Tree home. This

dreamy landscape, where colorful trees and owls light

up in the starry night sky, unfolds in a vibrant bedspread

made of cotton quilt.

“I’ve always wanted to do a blanket, and I really like the

idea that you can wrap yourself up in this particular piece.

Pipes Canyon at nighttime is something special. The

temperature drops from hot to cold, and the scenery is

so beautiful, quiet and peaceful. It makes you sleep well.

To have this nocturnal image as a bedspread just feels

right. Everything is so well connected.” - Ryan Schneider

There is something calming and fitting about snuggling

up in Schneider’s serene Californian night image. The

motif is strangely hypnotic and supernaturally peaceful.

A half-moon shines from behind bare treetops. Owls,

sluggish and curious at the same time, peek out from their

perches on twisted branches, while a dark backdrop – not

quite black, but a deep, infinite dark blue – makes trees

and owls pop out with fluorescent colors in a magical and

mythical scene.

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