Similar artists to Mark Ryden?

September 7, 2006 7:37 AM

I discovered Mark Ryden, and one or two similar artists in this AskMe thread, and I really like the style. Who are some other artists in this genre (pop surrealism?) that I might also enjoy?
posted by rocket88 to media & arts (17 comments total)

You should check out my friend's work. Naoto Hattori!
posted by picture_yellow at 8:03 AM on September 7, 2006

You should check out this book.
posted by kindall at 8:05 AM on September 7, 2006

You should check out anyone at Sixspace: http://www.sixspace.com/

It'll be a nice jumping off point.
posted by GilloD at 8:12 AM on September 7, 2006

You should check out Juxtapose Magazine. Lots of artists are featured in there with a similar style.
posted by wildgarlic at 8:16 AM on September 7, 2006

Glenn Barr.
posted by marxchivist at 8:18 AM on September 7, 2006

Kirsten Anderson, the author of "Pop Surrealism", owns Roq la Rue - their archive is a good place to find a lot of this, too (like Ray Caesar and Lori Earley).
posted by milkrate at 8:50 AM on September 7, 2006

Kelly Vivanco. You can see her painted art (much of which I find more appealing that Ryden's, honestly) and comic strips at Hingos.com.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 8:51 AM on September 7, 2006

There's a bunch in this thread in the blue about Trevor Brown.
posted by mendel at 9:42 AM on September 7, 2006

Lori Earley
Ray Caesar

we *heart* prints and Drawn! are great sources for new artists.
posted by junesix at 9:44 AM on September 7, 2006

Oh crud. I need to read better.
posted by junesix at 9:49 AM on September 7, 2006

Try to redeem myself here...

Ken Wong's style varies a lot, but I think this "Alice Enters the Matrix" illustration is sick (as in awesome).
posted by junesix at 9:51 AM on September 7, 2006

Marion Peck
Timothy Cummings
posted by obloquy at 9:57 AM on September 7, 2006

Check out Juxtapoz magazine as they cover a wide range of lowbrow and up and coming pop artists, and Ryden is featured there all the time... as well as the many artists who these days imitate him. If stuff like Ryden is what you want, you won't have a hard time finding it as there are many copy cats out there... some good, some bad.
posted by RoseovSharon at 12:18 PM on September 7, 2006

Whoops... I missed the post above where someone already suggested Juxtapoz! But yeah, check it out.... it's heavy with artists "influenced" by Ryden.
posted by RoseovSharon at 12:21 PM on September 7, 2006

Our own Mrs. Pants comes to mind: http://flickr.com/photos/featherbed/. Not sure if her work is officially categorized as "pop surrealism," but there are similarities: http://flickr.com/photos/featherbed/120445804/in/set-1126722/
posted by False Dichotomy at 12:25 PM on September 7, 2006

You should check out Juxtapose Magazine.

yup. this style of painting is pretty commonly featured by juxtapose.

locally, we gots skinner who is an all around rad dude.
posted by fishfucker at 12:51 PM on September 7, 2006

She doesn't have the same artistic technique, but the same cute vs violence themes pop up in her work - Junko Mizuno!
posted by saturnine at 1:30 PM on September 7, 2006