Mark Ryden came to preeminence in the 1990’s during a time when many artists, critics and collectors were quietly championing a return to the art of painting. With his masterful technique and disquieting content, Ryden quickly became one of the leaders of this movement on the West Coast. Upon fi

Bright, Candy, Cartoonish, Erotic, Moody, Neurotic, Quirky, Whimsical

Born into an era of activism, Altamont and mind-expanding drugs, Oullette’s youth was a mixture of old world values and new world sexual intellect. And while the visual indulgence of Catholic church lasted only a brief period, it left him notably scarred. He began drawing as a child. He found he co

Conceptual, Dark, Grotesque, Neurotic, Perverse, Psychological, Severe, Surreal

Charlie Kaufman is one of the most well-known screenwriters in American cinema, a rare position in a field dominated by directors. His work is known for being highly inventive, self-referential, postmodern, and surreal. He wrote Being John Malkovich and Adaptation (both directed by S

Absurd, Clever, Ironic, Neurotic, Playful, Surreal

Gary Panter (born December 1, 1950 in Durant, Oklahoma) is an illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter is a luminary of the post-underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of Arcade: The Comics Revue and the initiation of RAW. Many consider him the second gener

Absurd, Cartoonish, Distorted, Graphic novels, Neurotic, Nostalgic, Pioneering, Playful, Psychedelic