Born in Medford, educated in Pasadena, Ryden now resides in Los Angeles where he creates masterful, pop-surrealist paintings. He counts a few notable celebrities among his subjects and collectors.
...at the opening for The Tree Show, today in Los Angeles. His wife and children were there as well. Perhaps I’m not as devoted a fan as those who showed up sporting tattoos of his work, or those who have modeled their aesthetic lives after his paintings, but I was very pleased to finally say hello and get an inscription in my copy of Anima Mundi.
How does he do it? His paintings (which I’ve finally seen in person) are created with such care that they are free of brushstrokes despite being so heavily detailed. His is a singular and skillfully crafted kitsch dream-world.
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