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Artling Special Guest: MARK RYDEN |
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ARTLING Ospite Speciale: Mark Ryden
"APRITI SESAMO" "APRITI SESAMO" Su un livello superiore tutti i contrasti sono soltanto "APRITI SESAMO" Mark Ryden nato in Oregon nel 1963 è cresciuto nella California del Sud. (Presentazione di Mauro Nobilini 17 agosto 2005) |
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Biography by Mark Ryden
Upon first glance Ryden's work seems to mirror the Surrealists' fascination with the subconscious and collective memories. However, Ryden transcends the initial Surrealists' strategies by consciously choosing subject matter loaded with cultural connotation. His dewy vixens, cuddly plush pets, alchemical symbols, religious emblems, primordial landscapes and slabs of meat challenge his audience not necessarily with their own oddity but with the introduction of their soothing cultural familiarity into unsettling circumstances. Viewers are initially drawn in by the comforting beauty of Ryden's pop-culture references, then challenged by their circumstances, and finally transported to the artist's final intent - a world where creatures speak from a place of childlike honesty about the state of mankind and our relationships with ourselves, each other and our past. Clearly infused with classical references, Ryden's work is not only inspired by recent history, but also the works of past masters. He counts among his influences Bosch, Bruegel and Ingres with generous nods to Bouguereau and Italian and Spanish religious painting. Over the past decade, this marriage of accessibility, craftsmanship and technique with social relevance, emotional resonance and cultural reference has catapulted Ryden beyond his roots and to the attention of museums, critics and serious collectors. To date, Ryden's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including a recent solo exhibition, Wondertoonel, at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California Art. Mark Ryden was born in Medford Oregon. He received a BFA in 1987 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles where he paints slowly and happily amidst his countless collections of trinkets, statues, skeletons, books, paintings and antique toys. |
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