Fuzzy bunnies, big-eyed girls, meat, magic and mystery Mark Ryden's carnival of kitsch. Blending themes of pop culture with techniques reminiscent of the old masters, Mark Ryden has created a singular style that blurs the traditional boundaries between high and low art. His work first garnered attention in the 1990s when he ushered in a new genre of painting, "Pop Surrealism", dragging a host of followers in his wake. Ryden has trumped the initial surrealist strategies by choosing subject matter loaded with cultural connotation. Ryden's vocabulary ranges from cryptic to cute, treading a fine line between nostalgic cliche and disturbing archetype. Seduced by his infinitely detailed and meticulously glazed surfaces, the viewer is confronted with the juxtaposition of the childhood innocence and the mysterious recesses of the soul. A subtle disquiet inhabits his paintings; the work is achingly beautiful as it hints at darker psychic stuff beneath the surface of cultural kitsch. In Ryden's world cherubic girls rub elbows with strange and mysterious figures. Ornately carved frames lend the paintings a baroque exuberance that adds gravity to their enigmatic themes. Complex in its arcane and idiosyncratic subject matter, Ryden's work can leave no viewer unmoved. This sweeping retrospective book brings Ryden's work to the world, with nearly two decade's worth of paintings and works on paper, broadening the horizons of his uncanny universe.
Die Künstler:Mark Ryden erwarb 1987 einen Bachelor of Fine Arts am Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Seine Gemälde wurden in Museen und Galerien in aller Welt ausgestellt, unter anderem in der Retrospektive Wondertoonel im Frye Museum of Art in Seattle und im Pasadena Museum of California Art sowie in der Ausstellung The Artist s Museum im Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Er lebt und arbeitet in Los Angeles.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.2.2012 |
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| Verlagsort | Cologne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 498 x 625 mm |
| Gewicht | 1200 g |
| Einbandart | Paperback |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| Schlagworte | Ryden, Mark |
| ISBN-10 | 3-8365-2066-4 / 3836520664 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-8365-2066-9 / 9783836520669 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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