Art of Mark Ryden

Xah Lee, 2005

naked girl with meat in a cross frame naked girl with meat

above: The Angel of Meat fine art painting by Mark Ryden, 1998.

Björk Björk

above: singer Björk . Mark Ryden has painted several other celebrities.

3 girls riding a merry-go-around; surreal

above: “Clear Hearts, Gray Flowers”, 2000. Used as cover for Communication Arts. Artist: Mark Ryden. This is the cover for the album of the same name by the band Jack Off Jills↗ , in 2000. The 3 girls are the 3 singers in the band. (See their album at amazon.com↗)

a girl on chariot pulled by bambi; surreal

above: Jessica's Hope, Oil on canvas, 2001. From the book The Art of Mark Ryden: Anima Mundi. ( amazon.com↗ )

girl in a meat shop; surreal

above: BLAB mag cover by Mark Ryden. Thru the looking glass, this is how a picture is worth a thousand words. The little girl strolls around with her big curious eyes and pretty red boots; the butcher lady smiles for the cute progeny and slaughters away. Dead figures are lead, pets are kept, factories keeps churning, dinosaurs are framed, and Jesus Christ figurine kept everyone sane.

Mark Ryden's official site: http://www.markryden.com/. Artist biography: Mark Ryden↗.


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