Mark Ryden
07 - 28 Feb 2009
MARK RYDEN
"THE SNOW YAK SHOW"
In Southern California, where the Entertainment Industry flourishes, Mark Ryden creates imaginative and beautiful--often haunting-- works of art. Ryden graduated from the prestigious Art Center in Pasadena, California, with an emphasis on illustration (like Mark Tansey) which helped to hone his considerable skill as a draftsman.
Yet as a painter Ryden has drawn upon art historical models that range from Medieval book illustrations to Ingres'Neoclassic nudes. In true 21st Century form, Ryden merges diverse source material into his own unique style of painting.
While Ryden's forms can be based upon childlike toys and storybook figures, within them resides a parallel truth of dark mystery. The brilliant painting surface and provocative context harmonize wonderfully, and invite the viewer to enter a hyper-real world--the inner world of the painting.
"THE SNOW YAK SHOW"
In Southern California, where the Entertainment Industry flourishes, Mark Ryden creates imaginative and beautiful--often haunting-- works of art. Ryden graduated from the prestigious Art Center in Pasadena, California, with an emphasis on illustration (like Mark Tansey) which helped to hone his considerable skill as a draftsman.
Yet as a painter Ryden has drawn upon art historical models that range from Medieval book illustrations to Ingres'Neoclassic nudes. In true 21st Century form, Ryden merges diverse source material into his own unique style of painting.
While Ryden's forms can be based upon childlike toys and storybook figures, within them resides a parallel truth of dark mystery. The brilliant painting surface and provocative context harmonize wonderfully, and invite the viewer to enter a hyper-real world--the inner world of the painting.