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Baby Sumo
The Baby Sumo's are between 47 and 50 cm (18.5 to 19.7 in.) tall
Mark Ryden. Pinxit
US$ 1,250Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)Availability: In StockEnter the surreal world of Mark Ryden with this retrospective of almost two decades of the artist’s practice through his key exhibitions. This Collector’s Edition, quarter-bound with leather spine and a gold-relief embossed cover, reproduces Ryden’s paintings and drawings to the highest standard and features over a dozen paintings as stunning fold-outs.
Collector’s Edition, limited to 1,000 copies (No. 51–1,050), each signed by the artist
Collector’s Edition, limited to 1,000 copies (No. 51–1,050), each signed by the artist
Edition of 1,000Hardcover volume, leather-bound, with embossing, in cloth-covered clamshell box, 14.8 x 19.7 in., 366 pages
“The godfather of Pop Surrealism.”
Baby Sumo
The Baby Sumo's are between 47 and 50 cm (18.5 to 19.7 in.) tall
Mark Ryden. Pinxit
US$ 1,250Carnival of Curiosities
Mark Ryden’s carnival of curiosities
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. He 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 cliché 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.
Pinxit, whose title refers to the Latin term meaning “painted by,” is organized by the themes of Ryden’s major exhibitions and covers nearly two decades of Ryden’s practice. The large-format monograph includes commentaries by Yoshitomo Nara, Carlo McCormick, and others, as well as a new essay by culture critic Kristine McKenna. The volume, quarter-bound with leather spine and a gold-relief embossed cover, reproduces Ryden’s paintings and drawings to the highest standard on archival-quality paper and features over a dozen paintings as fold-outs, opening to a staggering 150 cm (59 inches) across.
Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies (No. 51–1,050), each signed by the artist
Ryden’s vocabulary ranges from cryptic to cute, treading a fine line between nostalgic cliché 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.
Pinxit, whose title refers to the Latin term meaning “painted by,” is organized by the themes of Ryden’s major exhibitions and covers nearly two decades of Ryden’s practice. The large-format monograph includes commentaries by Yoshitomo Nara, Carlo McCormick, and others, as well as a new essay by culture critic Kristine McKenna. The volume, quarter-bound with leather spine and a gold-relief embossed cover, reproduces Ryden’s paintings and drawings to the highest standard on archival-quality paper and features over a dozen paintings as fold-outs, opening to a staggering 150 cm (59 inches) across.
Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies (No. 51–1,050), each signed by the artist
The artist
Mark Ryden received a BFA in 1987 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including a retrospective Wondertoonel at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California Art, and in the exhibition The Artist’s Museum at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
Mark Ryden. Pinxit
Edition of 1,000Hardcover volume, leather-bound, with embossing, in cloth-covered clamshell box, 14.8 x 19.7 in., 366 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-2066-9
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