Mon 15th Sep, 2008, Chinese art

The beauty of the blade


Mark Ryden has got some serious competition coming from Zhang Peng of Beijing. Above is a close-up of “Goldfish”, painted last year, and below the full image.

This is good art — in the sense that deeply disturbing pictures put a knife in your head and keep the synapses on their synapse toes. You should see his photography: many samples on his website.