September 08, 2003

In The Eye Of The Beholder

Mark Ryden makes some of the most disturbing, creepy-beautiful art I've seen since I first discovered Hieronymus Bosch.

And for some reason, most of the girls in the paintings look like Christina Ricci.

All of these are good things in my book.

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Posted by LeeAnn at September 8, 2003 05:16 PM
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"Eye of the beholder" is apt, as is your description. I'm pretty sure that guy is broke. . .and I don't mean he has zero bucks in his bank account.

Posted by: Victor at September 8, 2003 06:46 PM

Twisted stuff. Thanks for the pointer!

Posted by: Ted at September 8, 2003 06:50 PM

Interesting work. Disturbing.
I wonder if he did the portrait of Ms Ricci because she looked like many of the girls in his paintings?

Posted by: Greg at September 8, 2003 09:01 PM

It finally dawned on me what it reminded me of. In Disney's Haunted Mansion, as you go through the halls, there are numerous little pictures and portraits on the walls. These are lot like those disturbing little atmosphere pieces.

Posted by: Ted at September 9, 2003 07:38 AM

I think I need to turn you on to Michael Connelly (if you haven't already been.......)

His main character is named Harry Bosch...Harry being a nickname. Complex character. And, in "A Darkness More Than Night," Garden is carefully dissected........

Posted by: Da Goddess at September 9, 2003 10:06 AM