Blending pop culture themes 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 topics loaded with cultural connotation.
Mark Ryden received a BFA in 1987 from Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena. His paintings have been exhibited in museums and
galleries worldwide, including a career-spanning retrospective
"Cámara de las maravillas" at The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of
Málaga, as well as an earlier retrospective "Wondertoonel" at the
Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California
Art. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, the artist Marion
Peck.
Alexei Ratmansky was born in St. Petersburg and trained at the
Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow. His performing career included
positions as principal dancer with Ukrainian National Ballet, the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet. He has
choreographed ballets for the Mariinsky Ballet, the Royal Danish
Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, New York
City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Kiev
Ballet and the State Ballet of Georgia.
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