Pop-Surrealism

Los Angeles in the late 1970's saw the appearance of Lowbrow art which had its roots in hot-rod culture, underground comics and punk. By the late 1990s/early 2000s Pop Surrealism had become an offshoot of that movement. Different websites claim different sources for the first use of the name. Wikipedia cites the The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museums 1998 exhibition as the first use of the term and I've yet to find an earlier one.

What I thought would be a relatively simple post about a few artists has turned into a peek under the lid of Pandoras Box. The more I looked, the more I found. So I've decided to limit this post to a few artists who produce work in a style similar to Mark Ryden to act as a brief introduction and guide through this particular branch of Pop Surrealism. I've included the artists preferred medium so you can compare their styles (the featured work isn't necessarily in that medium).


The Artists

Mark Ryden
Born in 1963 in Medford, Oregon, USA
Oil on canvas
http://www.markryden.com/

The Meat Train

Ray Ceasar
Born in 1958 in London, England
Digital (Maya)

http://www.raycaesar.com/

 

The Healing Light

 

Marion Peck
Born in 1963 in Manilla, Philppines
Oil/encaustic/mixed media
http://www.marionpeck.com/

Lamb Land

 

Nicoletta Ceccoli
Born in 1973 in the Republic of San Morino

Acrylic on paper

http://www.nicolettaceccoli.com/

 

Girls Don't Cry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hsiao Ron Cheng
Born in 1986 in Taipai, Taiwan
Digital
http://hsiaoroncheng.com/

Little Mama Goes to Reading Class

Aniela Sobieski
Born in Twin Cites, Minnesota, USA

Oil on panel

http://anielasobieski.com/

 

Hush

 

Chen Hongzhu
Born in 1982 in Chongqing, China
Oil on linen

Thorny Road

Dilka Bear
Born in 1977 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Acrylic on wood

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Dilkabear

http://dilkabear.tumblr.com/

 

New Moon

 

Travis Louie
Born in 1968 in Queens, New York, USA
Acrylic on wood panel
http://www.travislouie.com/

Pals

Roby Dwi Antono
Born in 1990 in Ambarawa, Semarang
Acrylic on canvas

http://lobilob.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Cicada dan Cuaca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caia Koopman
Born in 1968 in Livermore, California, USA
Acrylic on canvas
http://caiakoopman.com/
 

Naoto Hattori
Born in 1975 in Yokohama, Japan

 Acrylic on board

http://www.naotohattori.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lost fish (Elodie)
Born in 1983 in France
Digital
http://www.lostfish.fr/

Eat Me Candy

Jeff Soto
Born in 1975 in Fullerton, California, USA

Acrylic on panel

http://www.jeffsoto.com/

 

Car Crash

 

Victor Castillo
Born in 1973 in Santiago, Chile
Acrylic on canvas
http://victor-castillo.com/

I Wish... I Wish

Macsorro
Born in 1981 in Michoacán, Mexico.
Acrylic on Masonite

  http://macsorro.blogspot.it/

 

 Julious The Monkey Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mab Graves
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Oils and acrylic on Linen

http://mabgraves.com/

 

Alice in the Garden of Live Flowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juan Jose Surace
Born in 1977 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Digital

http://jjsurace.com/

 

La Fuente

 

 

I hope you've found this little introduction useful. You may not agree with my interpretation of the similarities to each of the featured artists styles but maybe I just see things differently. I'm afraid I couldn't track down the titles of some of the works but I'll update this post as and when the information turns up and I'll add some more artists when I find them.

 

 

Catch you later!

 

 

Credits:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowbrow_(art_movement)

http://www.spacejunk.tv/v4/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=38%3Aabout-spacejunk&id=500%3Apop-surrealism&Itemid=161&lang=en
http://www.voodoovelvet.com/supop2.htm
http://www.frankie.com.au/blogs/art/artist-interview-hsiao-ron-cheng
http://www.jamesfreemangallery.com/14/artists/chz/chz.htm#textandcv
http://www.augusteclown.com/artist-dilka-bear.html
http://www.skin-artists.com/exclusive-interview-with-dilka-bear.htm
http://hifructose.com/2013/10/28/the-unsettling-dreamy-paintings-of-roby-dwi-antono/
http://www.artchipel.com/post/26898802474/roby-dwi-antono-pilu-lalu-acrylic-on-canvas
http://artistaday.com/?p=1462
http://www.magriniartes.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CHEN020_thornyroad-1.jpg
http://www.wicked-halo.com/2010/01/naoto-hattori.html
http://www.aestheticcontradiction.com/art/artist-spotlight-lost-fish/
http://jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Exhibit.ExhibitArt&exhibitID=42AF4FA2-19DB-5802-E0AC75B05ECCA39F&artidx=10&artistidx=1
http://wwwcomcom.com/artist.html
http://year2megancox.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/artist-research-dilka-bear/
http://paintingswholesaler.com/artist.asp?artist=Caia%20Koopman
http://skywalker-terraincognita.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/the-pop-surreal-art-of-macsorro.html
http://fousiongallery.com/portfolio/artist-jjsurace/

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