Art Toy Gama

This Edition was created in commemoration of Mark Ryden´s “Cámara de las Maravillas” Exhibition at Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga in Málaga, Spain.

TECHNIQUE: LITO

MANUFACTURER:
CAC MALAGA CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART. SPAIN

INFO: Besides, the Certificate that accompanies this Art as it is indicated in own document “verifies that this print is a limited edition lithograph poster”. And that “Mark Ryden approved the techniques used in the production of this Edition and proofs.”
In other sense…”all posters are handsigned by the artist” and “the printing and inks of this Edition uphold the most rigorous standards for the least environmental impact as does the paper, which is Forest Stewardship Council certified”

MORE INFO: This PRINT you buy is number 45/250 MUSEUM EDITION. Handmade signed by artist. Regular Edition was 500 as indicated in Certificate and Artist´s proofs, 50.

The "Queen Bee" limited edition lithographic poster is printed on heavyweight paper, signed, numbered, and is embossed with the Porterhouse seal in the lower right-hand corner.

POSTER SIZE: 33” x 23-1/2”
RELEASE YEAR OF POSTER: 2016
ORIGINAL PAINTING SIZE: 30” x 19-1/2”
YEAR ORIGINAL CREATED: 2013

ADDITIONAL INFO:
This print is SOLD OUT!! The collector got the piece signed and purchase this amazing ART in the Museum. RE-OWNER: This artwork comes from spanish private collection

ABOUT ARTIST: In a meticulous painting style, Los-Angeles artist Mark Ryden creates fantastical images that juxtapose cartoon-like animals with uncanny depictions of children. A graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in the late 1980s, Ryden built his career as the lines between street art and painting were blurring, and his approach thrives on this pairing of high and low culture. In his series “The Gay 90s’” (which refers to the 1890s), he drew upon his large collection of books, toys, statues, and photographs to create depictions of the Victorian era that are both ominous and surreal. “I wanted to delve head-on into the realm of sentimentality, nostalgia, and kitsch, which are such taboo subjects in the art world.”

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. Ryden 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.