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020			_a9783836541602
082	1		_aREF 759.13 RYD _2
100	1		_aRyden, Mark _d(1963)
240	1	0	_aToller Cranston Collection
245	1	0	_aPinxit _c/ Mark Ryden
260			_aKöln _b: Taschen _c, 2016
300			_a367 p. _b: illus. _c; 32 cm
520			_aBlending 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. Complex in its arcane and idiosyncratic subject matter, Ryden's work can leave no viewer unmoved.
546			_aText in English, German and French
600	1	4	_aRyden, Mark _d(1963)
650		4	_aAmerican painters
650		4	_aSurrealism
942			_cMO
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