Mark Ryden
Mark Ryden
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I used to be a night owl, I’d work really late and sleep in. Now I wake up really early, for some reason, and I work late.
Male
46 years old
Eagle Rock, California
United States
Last Login: 7/14/2009
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| General | | | Music |
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Krokus - "Stayed Awake All Night: The Best of Krokus"
(1989)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Danger Danger - "Danger Danger"
(1989)
- Artwork (Tattoo Art*) by Mark Ryden.
Aerosmith - "Pump"
(1989)
- Illustrations by Mark Ryden.
Jeff Beck - "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop"
(1989)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Oingo Boingo - "Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet"
(1989)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
REO Speedwagon - "The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken"
(1990)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Every Mother's Nightmare - "Every Mother's Nightmare"
(1990)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Michael Jackson - "Dangerous"
(1991)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Uncle Anesthesia - "Screaming Trees"
(1991)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Supersax - "Stone Bird"
(1991)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Seth Marsh - "Whole Lotta Noise"
(1991)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Bonham - "Mad Hatter"
(1992)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
4 Non Blondes - "Bigger, Better, Faster, More!"
(1992)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Xtra Large - "Now I Eat Them"
(1992)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Mother Tongue - "Mother Tongue"
(1994)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Patrick Leonard & Richard Page - "3rd Matinee-Meanwhile"
(1994)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Ringo Starr - "Time Takes Time"
(1995)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "One Hot Chilli Peppers"
(1995)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Jackie Gleason - "The Romantic Moods Of Jackie Gleason"
(1996)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Les Baxter - "The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter"
(1996)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Martin Denny - "The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny"
(1996)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Wig - "Wireland"
(1997)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Don Tiki - "The Forbidden Sounds of Don Tiki"
(1998)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Various Artists - "Their Sympathetic Majesties Request"
(1998)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Inger Lorre - "Transcendental Medication"
(1999)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Various Artists - "Alright, This Time Just the Girls (Volumen 1)"
(1999)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Marcy Playground - "Shapeshifter"
(1999)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Jack Off Jill - "Clear Hearts, Grey Flowers"
(2000)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Stan Ridgway - "Blood (Soundtrack)"
(2004)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Stan Ridgway - "Sweet Heart Dealer"
(2005)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Stan Ridgway - "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole"
(2005)
- Artwork by Mark Ryden.
Stan Ridgway - "So Long, Scarecrow"
(2005)
| | Books |
- The Meat Show Catalog
Author: Mark Ryden
(October · 1998)
- The Art of Mark Ryden: Anima Mundi
Authors: Mark Ryden / Carlo McCormac
(October · 2001)
- The Art of Mark Ryden: Anima Mundi
Special Boxed Limited Edition
Authors: Mark Ryden / Carlo McCormac
(October · 2001)
- Bunnies and Bees Catalog
Author: Mark Ryden
(October · 2001)
- Blood Miniature Exhibition Book
Author: Mark Ryden
(2004)
- Blood Miniature Exhibition Book
Special Boxed Limited Edition
Authors: Mark Ryden
(2004)
- Wondertoonel Exhibition Book
Author: Mark Ryden
(2004)
- Fushigi Circus (1st & 2nd Ed.)
1st Ed. has a black hardcover
2nd Ed. has a red hardcover.
Author: Mark Ryden
Language: Japanese
(2006)
- Fushigi Circus
Special Boxed Limited Edition
Authors: Mark Ryden
(2006)
- The Tree Show (Exhibition Book)
Author: Mark Ryden
(2009)
- The Tree Show (Exhibition Book)
Special Edition
Author: Mark Ryden
(2009)
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Mark Ryden's Details
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| Status: | Divorced | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Medford, OR | | Zodiac Sign: | Aquarius | | Children: | Proud parent | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | Artist |
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Upcoming Signing January 31 - 3 · 5pm (2009) - The Tree Show Exhibition Book © [LA, California]
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Upcoming Exhibition February 7th - 28th (2009) - THE SNOW YAK SHOW © [Tokyo, Japan]
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Exhibition June 22nd - October 05 (2008) - The Creatix © [Laguna Beach, CA]
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About me:
Mark Ryden was born on January 20, 1963 in Medford, Oregon, but grew up in Southern California. He received a B.F.A. in 1987 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
He came to preeminence in the 1990’s during a time when many artists, critics and collectors were quietly championing a return to the art of painting. With his masterful technique and disquieting content, Ryden quickly became one of the leaders of this movement on the West Coast.
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. Ryden’s work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including a recent museum retrospective “Wondertoonel” at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California Art.
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.
Source: Official Mark Ryden's Website
The Three Show ©.
Yoshi ©.
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