Mark Ryden (b. 1963)

Aurora (#114), 2015

In Mark Ryden's monumental oil-on-canvas masterpiece from the Dodecahedron series, a nude young girl stands melancholically in shallow, reflective waters, her ethereal gaze fixed on a distant horizon. Rocky mountains loom under a cloudy sky, evoking surreal isolation and divine mystery. At 112 x 58 inches, Ryden's Pop Surrealist vision bridges antiquity's geometric enigma with modern whimsy, glazed in baroque splendor.

Charles the First (1982)

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s explosive 1982 acrylic and oilstick canvas pays homage to jazz legend Charlie Parker. Scrawled with the repeated phrase “MOST KINGS” and crowned figures, it fuses reverence, Black heroism, and street poetry. The painting inspired Jay-Z’s 2010 track “Most Kingz,” cementing its cross-generational influence in art and hip-hop royalty lore.

Lucian Freud, Girl with a White Dog, c.1951–52. 

Oil on canvas, 76.2 × 101.6 cm. Tate, London. Portrait of his first wife Kitty Garman, pregnant, asleep with her bull terrier. Intimate, unflinching realism; thick impasto, muted palette, psychological intensity. (238 chars) 

Mushrooms (1995)

Acrylic on canvas, 130 × 162 cm. Dense clusters of red polka-dotted mushrooms with white stems rise against a black net background; vivid hallucinatory forms glow under signature infinity pattern. Exhibited at Kusama retrospectives worldwide.

Hostomel, Proskurivska 2 (2022)

Stencil mural on the ruined wall of a bombed house in Hostomel, Ukraine. Depicts a woman in a dressing gown and gas mask holding a fire extinguisher amid debris. Created November 2022, confirmed by Banksy as one of seven works made in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. Location: Proskurivska Street 2, Hostomel.

Hate Stranger, 2019

Oil on cotton, 52.6 × 57 cm. A figurative portrait sourced from social media images of strangers, exploring themes of digital identity, voyeurism, and the gap between online personas and reality. Part of an ongoing series examining relational dynamics in contemporary life. 

Pearl Ritual, Bahrain, 2025

Oil, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas. A vibrant, luminous depiction of traditional Bahraini pearl diving rituals, layered with textured relief and radiant light, celebrating cultural heritage through impressionistic warmth, depth, and joyful positivity.

Jasmine Whispers, 2025

Acrylic ink, watercolour paint and powder pigment on paper, 150 × 136 cm (59 × 53½ in). An abstract composition evoking delicate floral forms and ethereal memoryscapes through layered, translucent applications, blending meditative processes with themes of personal history, nature, and sensory evocation.

Jasmine Whispers, 2025

Acrylic ink, watercolour paint and powder pigment on paper, 150 × 136 cm (59 × 53½ in). An abstract composition evoking delicate floral forms and ethereal memoryscapes through layered, translucent applications, blending meditative processes with themes of personal history, nature, and sensory evocation.