Mark Ryden: The Gay '90s

Mark Ryden: The Gay '90s

Celebrated Pop Surrealist artist Mark Rydenâ€™s newest body of work, presented in this book for the first time. Crowned "the high prince of Lowbrow," Mark Ryden has become a fixture of the contemporary alternative art movement. In his newest work, Mark Ryden: The Gay 90â€™s, the artist casts his skewed perspective toward the turn of the nineteenth century with such creepy yet beautiful works as a portrait of Abraham Lincoln dressed in foppish 1890s fashion and surrounded with a heavenly nimbus, Jesus Christ playing a pink piano for an audience of kewpie triplet girls, and a Gibson girl in a tight corset constructed entirely of meat. With masterful painting technique and disquieting content, Rydenâ€™s newest paintings display his fascination with the earnest kitsch found in popular art of the end of the 1800s, yet reinforces how his paintings now more than ever are a skewering of both historical and current pop cultural touchstones. Rydenâ€™s visual cues range from cryptic to cute, balancing his compositions between nostalgic clichÃ© and disturbing archetype. This book showcases his talent for creating paintings that marry accessibility and technique with visceral resonance and sociocultural relevance, making it easy to see why he garners the ardent attention of museums, critics, and serious collectors alike.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 36146571
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2013-04-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847839858

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	36146571
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2013-04-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780847839858

Mark Ryden: The Gay '90s

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