He has been painting and selling his work in Portland for the last ten years. His primary medium is reverse painting on old recycled windows. He also uses a variety of recycled materials for surfaces of his pieces. For this project, Ryan is working in collaboration with p:ear youth. p:ear is an organization that mentors homeless youth through art, education and recreation. www.pearmentor.org. Cubic Consumption is 160 cubic feet - which is the average amount of trash consumed/discarded by the average American in just under one year.