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Mark Ryden

March 13, 2024

Mark Ryden (born January 20, 1963) is an American painter who is considered to be part of the Lowbrow (or pop surrealist) art movement.[1] He was dubbed "the god-father of pop surrealism" by Interview magazine.[2] In 2015, Artnet named Ryden and his wife, painter Marion Peck, the king and queen of Pop Surrealism.[3]

Mark Ryden
Ryden in 2007
Born
Mark Ryden

(1963-01-20) January 20, 1963 (age 61)
Medford, Oregon, U.S.
EducationArt Center College of Design
Known forPainter
Notable workThe Creatrix
Snow White
The Birth
The Parlor
WebsiteOfficial website

Ryden has been described as a "relentless kitsch meister working in the tradition of Bosch, Dalí, and Little Golden Books"[4] and a master of Lowbrow style.[1] His work has been described as having a pop-surrealist style that contains a nightmarish quality.[5] His inspirations include "old children’s books, interesting product packages, toys, photographs, medical models, skeletons, shells, minerals, and religious statues."[6] His album and single artwork for musicians includes Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator" (1989), Michael Jackson's Dangerous (1991), and Red Hot Chili Peppers' One Hot Minute (1995).

Biography edit

Early life edit

Ryden was born in Medford, Oregon on January 20, 1963, to Barbara and Keith Ryden, and was raised in Southern California.[7] His father was a painter who also restored and customized cars.[8] He has two sisters and two brothers: his brother Keyth is also an artist and works under the name KRK.[9][10] Ryden graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 1987.

Early career (1988–1998) edit

From 1988 to 1998, Ryden worked as a commercial artist. During this period, he created album covers for prominent musicians, including Danger Danger’s debut eponymous album; Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich; Michael Jackson's Dangerous; the 4 Non Blondes' Bigger, Better, Faster, More!; the Red Hot Chili Peppers' One Hot Minute; Scarling.’s Sweet Heart Dealer and their alternative vinyl cover of So Long, Scarecrow; Jack Off Jill's Clear Hearts Grey Flowers; the Screaming Trees' Uncle Anesthesia; Marcy Playground's Shapeshifter; and Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator". He also created book covers, including the Stephen King novels Desperation and The Regulators. In 1994, Robert Williams featured Ryden's work on the cover of Juxtapoz, a magazine devoted to "lowbrow art", which helped launch Ryden to greater success.[10][11]

Exhibitions and major projects (1998–present) edit

The Meat Show edit

Ryden's solo debut show entitled "The Meat Show" was in Pasadena, California in 1998.[12] Meat is a recurring theme in his work. In a 2010 interview, Ryden stated, "There seems to be a complete disconnect between meat as food and the living, breathing creature it comes from. I suppose it is this contradiction that brings me to return to meat in my art."[13]

Wondertoonel edit

A mid-career retrospective, "Wondertoonel", which refers to a cabinet of curiosities or Wunderkammer ("wonder-room"),[10] was co-organized in 2004 by the Frye Art Museum in Seattle and the Pasadena Museum of California Art. It was the best-attended exhibition since the Frye Art Museum opened in 1952,[12] and broke attendance records in Pasadena.[14] Debra Byrne, then-curator of the Frye, placed Ryden's work in the camp of the carnivalesque—a strain of visual culture rooted in such works as Hieronymous Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights.[10]

The Tree Show edit

 
The Tree of Life by Mark Ryden

In 2007, "The Tree Show" opened at the Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles. In this show, Ryden explored the contemporary human experience of nature.[14] He explained, "Some people look at these massive trees and feel a sort of spiritual awe looking at them, and then other people just want to cut them up and sell them, they only see a commodity". Ryden has created limited editions of his art to raise money for the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy.[15][16]

The Snow Yak Show edit

In 2009, Ryden's exhibition "The Snow Yak Show" was shown at the Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo.[17][18]

The Gay 90s: Olde Tyme Art Show edit

 
Mark Ryden at his studio

In 2010, "The Gay lord 90s: Olde Tyme Art Show" debuted at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York. The central theme of the show referenced the idealism and sentimentalism of the 1890s while addressing the role of kitsch and nostalgia in current culture.[19] Ryden explored the line between attraction and repulsion to kitsch. According to The New York Times, "Ryden’s pictures hint at the psychic stuff that pullulates beneath the sentimental, nostalgic and naïve surface of modern kitsch."[1]

The Tree of Life edit

Ryden's The Tree of Life painting was included in the exhibition "The Artist's Museum, Los Angeles Artists 1980-2010" at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA).[20] The exhibition showcased artists who helped shape the artistic dialogue in Los Angeles since MOCA's 1980 founding.[20]

The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music edit

On May 13, 2014, Ryden released an album titled The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music: Daisy Bell, featuring Tyler, the Creator, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Katy Perry, Stan Ridgway of Wall Of Voodoo, Danny Elfman, Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo, Nick Cave, Scarling., Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and Everlast. All performed a different rendition of the same song, "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)." The proceeds from the signed and limited edition record benefited Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit that supports musical education in disadvantaged elementary schools.[21][22]

Whipped Cream edit

Ryden developed costumes and sets for a two-act ballet titled Whipped Cream, which premiered in March 2017 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. The ballet was created by choreographer Alexei Ratmansky for the American Ballet Theatre. It is a story about a young boy who overindulges at a Vienna pastry shop and falls into a surreal delirium. With libretto and music by Richard Strauss, the ballet, originally titled Schlagobers, was first performed by the Vienna State Opera in 1924.[23]

The Mark Ryden x Barbie Collection edit

In 2022, it was announced that Ryden had designed a series of limited-edition Barbies and accessories for Mattel.[24] Mattel Creations and Kasmin Gallery held an exhibition of Ryden's work and the dolls from November 11 to December 12, 2022.[25][26][27] Also on display was Ryden's first depiction of Barbie, a 1994 oil painting of a girl praying to Barbie, titled Saint Barbie.[28]

Personal life edit

Ryden has two children, Rosie and Jasper.[7] In 2009 he married artist Marion Peck in the Pacific Northwest rainforest.[29] He resides in Portland, Oregon.[30]

Selected solo exhibitions edit

  • 2016/2017: "Cámara de las Maravillas." CAC, Málaga, España
  • 2014: "The Gay 90's West." Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
  • 2010: "The Gay 90's: Old Tyme Art Show", Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
  • 2010: "The Artist's Museum," The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • 2009: "The Snow Yak Show", Tomio Koyama Gallery, Japan
  • 2007: "Tree Show", Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
  • 2004-05: "Wondertoonel", Frye Museum, Seattle & Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena
  • 2003: "Insalata Mista", Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Bologna, Italy
  • 2003: "Blood" Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  • 2002: "Bunnies and Bees", Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, California
  • 2001: "Bunnies and Bees", Earl McGrath Gallery, New York, New York
  • 1998: "The Meat Show", Mendenhall Gallery, Pasadena, California

Albums edit

  • 2014: Mark Ryden's The Gay Nineties Old Tyme Music: Daisy Bell

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Johnson, Ken (6 May 2010). "Mark Ryden: 'The Gay 90s: Old Tyme Art Show'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ^ Interview Magazine 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kinsella, Eileen (3 April 2015). "LA Art Power Couples". News.artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  4. ^ Grace Glueck (2001-12-07). "ART IN REVIEW; Mark Ryden - 'Bunnies and Bees'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  5. ^ Wang, Jason (February 19, 2019). ""Whipped Cream" - Viennese Ballet and Pop Surrealism Meet Dark Medicine". JAMA Network. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.19502 – via The Arts and Medicine.
  6. ^ Khorakiwala, Ameera (2016-02-24). "Undisturbed Mystery: Mark Ryden". Impakter. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  7. ^ a b . Archived from the original on April 2, 2005.
  8. ^ "Mark Ryden". Markryden.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  9. ^ "KRK Ryden | Biography Page One". Krkland.com. 1953-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  10. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  11. ^ Anthony Haden-Guest (29 April 2010). "The King of Old-time Kitsch". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  12. ^ a b "Mark Ryden". Markryden.com. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  14. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  18. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  19. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  20. ^ a b . 2011-08-17. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  21. ^ "Katy Perry Featured on Pop Artist Mark Ryden's $100 'Gay Nineties' Album". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  22. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  23. ^ Vankin, Deborah (15 March 2017). "Mark Ryden's foray into set design is a fantastical ballet of candyland delights". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  24. ^ Dafoe, Taylor (2022-10-12). "Kasmin Has Teamed Up With Mattel for a Pop-Up Launching Artist Mark Ryden's New Line of Macabre-Pop Barbie Dolls". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  25. ^ "Mattel Introduces Barbie Dolls With Disabilities". The ASHA Leader. 24 (5): 13–13. May 2019. doi:10.1044/leader.nib3.24052019.13. ISSN 1085-9586.
  26. ^ "Juxtapoz Magazine - The Mark Ryden x Barbie Collection (and Pop-Up "Pink Pop") is Almost Here". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  27. ^ Gaskin, Sam (October 12, 2022). "Mark Ryden Paints Sinister Barbie in Mattel Collab". Ocula. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  28. ^ Lawson-Tancred, Jo (2022-11-09). "In Pictures: See Surrealist Artist Mark Ryden's Cheerfully Unsettling New Barbie Dolls, Set to Debut in L.A This Week". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  29. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  30. ^ "Mark Ryden Biography". Markryden.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

External links edit

  • Official website

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Mark Ryden born January 20 1963 is an American painter who is considered to be part of the Lowbrow or pop surrealist art movement 1 He was dubbed the god father of pop surrealism by Interview magazine 2 In 2015 Artnet named Ryden and his wife painter Marion Peck the king and queen of Pop Surrealism 3 Mark RydenRyden in 2007BornMark Ryden 1963 01 20 January 20 1963 age 61 Medford Oregon U S EducationArt Center College of DesignKnown forPainterNotable workThe CreatrixSnow WhiteThe BirthThe ParlorWebsiteOfficial websiteRyden has been described as a relentless kitsch meister working in the tradition of Bosch Dali and Little Golden Books 4 and a master of Lowbrow style 1 His work has been described as having a pop surrealist style that contains a nightmarish quality 5 His inspirations include old children s books interesting product packages toys photographs medical models skeletons shells minerals and religious statues 6 His album and single artwork for musicians includes Aerosmith s Love in an Elevator 1989 Michael Jackson s Dangerous 1991 and Red Hot Chili Peppers One Hot Minute 1995 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Early career 1988 1998 1 3 Exhibitions and major projects 1998 present 1 3 1 The Meat Show 1 3 2 Wondertoonel 1 3 3 The Tree Show 1 3 4 The Snow Yak Show 1 3 5 The Gay 90s Olde Tyme Art Show 1 3 6 The Tree of Life 1 3 7 The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music 1 3 8 Whipped Cream 1 3 9 The Mark Ryden x Barbie Collection 2 Personal life 3 Selected solo exhibitions 4 Albums 5 References 6 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Ryden was born in Medford Oregon on January 20 1963 to Barbara and Keith Ryden and was raised in Southern California 7 His father was a painter who also restored and customized cars 8 He has two sisters and two brothers his brother Keyth is also an artist and works under the name KRK 9 10 Ryden graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 1987 Early career 1988 1998 edit From 1988 to 1998 Ryden worked as a commercial artist During this period he created album covers for prominent musicians including Danger Danger s debut eponymous album Warrant s debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Michael Jackson s Dangerous the 4 Non Blondes Bigger Better Faster More the Red Hot Chili Peppers One Hot Minute Scarling s Sweet Heart Dealer and their alternative vinyl cover of So Long Scarecrow Jack Off Jill s Clear Hearts Grey Flowers the Screaming Trees Uncle Anesthesia Marcy Playground s Shapeshifter and Aerosmith s Love in an Elevator He also created book covers including the Stephen King novels Desperation and The Regulators In 1994 Robert Williams featured Ryden s work on the cover of Juxtapoz a magazine devoted to lowbrow art which helped launch Ryden to greater success 10 11 Exhibitions and major projects 1998 present edit The Meat Show edit Ryden s solo debut show entitled The Meat Show was in Pasadena California in 1998 12 Meat is a recurring theme in his work In a 2010 interview Ryden stated There seems to be a complete disconnect between meat as food and the living breathing creature it comes from I suppose it is this contradiction that brings me to return to meat in my art 13 Wondertoonel edit A mid career retrospective Wondertoonel which refers to a cabinet of curiosities or Wunderkammer wonder room 10 was co organized in 2004 by the Frye Art Museum in Seattle and the Pasadena Museum of California Art It was the best attended exhibition since the Frye Art Museum opened in 1952 12 and broke attendance records in Pasadena 14 Debra Byrne then curator of the Frye placed Ryden s work in the camp of the carnivalesque a strain of visual culture rooted in such works as Hieronymous Bosch s Garden of Earthly Delights 10 The Tree Show edit nbsp The Tree of Life by Mark RydenIn 2007 The Tree Show opened at the Michael Kohn Gallery Los Angeles In this show Ryden explored the contemporary human experience of nature 14 He explained Some people look at these massive trees and feel a sort of spiritual awe looking at them and then other people just want to cut them up and sell them they only see a commodity Ryden has created limited editions of his art to raise money for the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy 15 16 The Snow Yak Show edit In 2009 Ryden s exhibition The Snow Yak Show was shown at the Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo 17 18 The Gay 90s Olde Tyme Art Show edit nbsp Mark Ryden at his studioIn 2010 The Gay lord 90s Olde Tyme Art Show debuted at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York The central theme of the show referenced the idealism and sentimentalism of the 1890s while addressing the role of kitsch and nostalgia in current culture 19 Ryden explored the line between attraction and repulsion to kitsch According to The New York Times Ryden s pictures hint at the psychic stuff that pullulates beneath the sentimental nostalgic and naive surface of modern kitsch 1 The Tree of Life edit Ryden s The Tree of Life painting was included in the exhibition The Artist s Museum Los Angeles Artists 1980 2010 at The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles MOCA 20 The exhibition showcased artists who helped shape the artistic dialogue in Los Angeles since MOCA s 1980 founding 20 The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music edit On May 13 2014 Ryden released an album titled The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music Daisy Bell featuring Tyler the Creator Weird Al Yankovic Katy Perry Stan Ridgway of Wall Of Voodoo Danny Elfman Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo Nick Cave Scarling Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Everlast All performed a different rendition of the same song Daisy Bell Bicycle Built for Two The proceeds from the signed and limited edition record benefited Little Kids Rock a nonprofit that supports musical education in disadvantaged elementary schools 21 22 Whipped Cream edit Ryden developed costumes and sets for a two act ballet titled Whipped Cream which premiered in March 2017 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa California The ballet was created by choreographer Alexei Ratmansky for the American Ballet Theatre It is a story about a young boy who overindulges at a Vienna pastry shop and falls into a surreal delirium With libretto and music by Richard Strauss the ballet originally titled Schlagobers was first performed by the Vienna State Opera in 1924 23 The Mark Ryden x Barbie Collection edit In 2022 it was announced that Ryden had designed a series of limited edition Barbies and accessories for Mattel 24 Mattel Creations and Kasmin Gallery held an exhibition of Ryden s work and the dolls from November 11 to December 12 2022 25 26 27 Also on display was Ryden s first depiction of Barbie a 1994 oil painting of a girl praying to Barbie titled Saint Barbie 28 Personal life editRyden has two children Rosie and Jasper 7 In 2009 he married artist Marion Peck in the Pacific Northwest rainforest 29 He resides in Portland Oregon 30 Selected solo exhibitions edit2016 2017 Camara de las Maravillas CAC Malaga Espana 2014 The Gay 90 s West Michael Kohn Gallery Los Angeles 2010 The Gay 90 s Old Tyme Art Show Paul Kasmin Gallery New York 2010 The Artist s Museum The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles 2009 The Snow Yak Show Tomio Koyama Gallery Japan 2007 Tree Show Michael Kohn Gallery Los Angeles 2004 05 Wondertoonel Frye Museum Seattle amp Pasadena Museum of California Art Pasadena 2003 Insalata Mista Mondo Bizzarro Gallery Bologna Italy 2003 Blood Earl McGrath Gallery Los Angeles California 2002 Bunnies and Bees Grand Central Art Center Santa Ana California 2001 Bunnies and Bees Earl McGrath Gallery New York New York 1998 The Meat Show Mendenhall Gallery Pasadena CaliforniaAlbums edit2014 Mark Ryden s The Gay Nineties Old Tyme Music Daisy BellReferences edit a b c Johnson Ken 6 May 2010 Mark Ryden The Gay 90s Old Tyme Art Show The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 9 February 2019 Retrieved 25 October 2013 Interview Magazine Archived 2012 05 31 at the Wayback Machine Kinsella Eileen 3 April 2015 LA Art Power Couples News artnet com Retrieved 2020 03 15 Grace Glueck 2001 12 07 ART IN REVIEW Mark Ryden Bunnies and Bees The New York Times Retrieved 2020 03 15 Wang Jason February 19 2019 Whipped Cream Viennese Ballet and Pop Surrealism Meet Dark Medicine JAMA Network doi 10 1001 jama 2018 19502 via The Arts and Medicine Khorakiwala Ameera 2016 02 24 Undisturbed Mystery Mark Ryden Impakter Retrieved 2023 05 24 a b Mark Ryden Biography Archived from the original on April 2 2005 Mark Ryden Markryden com Retrieved 2020 03 15 KRK Ryden Biography Page One Krkland com 1953 03 04 Retrieved 2020 03 15 a b c d Porterhouse Fine Art Editions Archived from the original on 2014 05 31 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Anthony Haden Guest 29 April 2010 The King of Old time Kitsch The Daily Beast Retrieved 2020 03 15 a b Mark Ryden Markryden com 2009 02 20 Retrieved 2020 03 15 Meat Lover Mark Ryden s Cool Cuts Archived from the original on 2018 09 22 Retrieved 2012 04 24 a b Michael Kohn Gallery Mark Ryden Press Archived from the original on 2012 02 01 Retrieved 2020 03 15 Porterhouse Fine Art Editions Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Porterhouse Fine Art Editions Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Report from Mark Ryden s The Snow Yak show in Tokyo Archived from the original on 2011 07 11 Retrieved 2009 03 02 TOKYO FIRST LOOK OPENING NITE AT MARK RYDen s SNOW YAK SHOW AT TOMIO KOYAMA GALLERY Supertouch Archived from the original on 2016 04 27 Retrieved 2009 03 02 Arsenic and Old Lace Page Interview Magazine Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 Retrieved 2012 04 24 a b Announcing The Artist s Museum The Curve MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles 2011 08 17 Archived from the original on 2011 08 17 Retrieved 2020 03 15 Katy Perry Featured on Pop Artist Mark Ryden s 100 Gay Nineties Album The Hollywood Reporter 2014 02 05 Retrieved 2020 03 15 The Gay Nineties Old Tyme Music Archived from the original on 2014 05 11 Retrieved 2014 06 07 Vankin Deborah 15 March 2017 Mark Ryden s foray into set design is a fantastical ballet of candyland delights Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 28 April 2017 Retrieved 27 April 2017 Dafoe Taylor 2022 10 12 Kasmin Has Teamed Up With Mattel for a Pop Up Launching Artist Mark Ryden s New Line of Macabre Pop Barbie Dolls Artnet News Retrieved 2023 05 24 Mattel Introduces Barbie Dolls With Disabilities The ASHA Leader 24 5 13 13 May 2019 doi 10 1044 leader nib3 24052019 13 ISSN 1085 9586 Juxtapoz Magazine The Mark Ryden x Barbie Collection and Pop Up Pink Pop is Almost Here www juxtapoz com Retrieved 2023 05 24 Gaskin Sam October 12 2022 Mark Ryden Paints Sinister Barbie in Mattel Collab Ocula Retrieved May 24 2023 Lawson Tancred Jo 2022 11 09 In Pictures See Surrealist Artist Mark Ryden s Cheerfully Unsettling New Barbie Dolls Set to Debut in L A This Week Artnet News Retrieved 2023 05 24 Congrats Mr And MRS Ryden Arrested Motion Archived from the original on 2011 08 12 Retrieved 2010 09 14 Mark Ryden Biography Markryden com Retrieved March 27 2018 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Ryden amp oldid 1193919891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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