Ever heard of Mark Ryden? JOJ Fans may know him from the painting he did of them riding a carousel. I find him thoroughly disturbing. He loves painting little girls or pre-pubescent girls, which would bring to mind; pedophile. I've noticed that some of the girls in his art have red hair and usually look like dressed up corpses. I constantly see a plaque in the back ground with Latin inscrpitions on them, but I haven't taken the time to see what they mean. There are three paintings that seriously disturb me;

--Sophia's Mercurial Waters:The first second I enveloped this painting, I was struck by the eerie pose of the little girl on a bed. It just appears she is poised in a secductive manner, not to mention that she is nude. When the picture is enlarged, many things are revieled. Encircling the blonde cherub are cute little creatures. The girl has her hand placed on her breast, and a closer gander you notice she is squeezing her it. A stream of milk aims for the cuddley-looking baby elephant's mouth.

--The Magic Circus: In this one is a boy dressed in red, staring at a fetus on the floor.

--Tubbies: Why he chose to do Teletubbies I'll never know

ThEmEs:Constant Reacurring Themes:
Jesus
Controversial/Revolutionary Symbols; 3 Oriental Characters, Russian Characters, a Swastika
Meat
Furry creatures: i.e.; cute bunnies, bees
Astrological symbols: Mercury, Jupiter, and Aries
An Eye in the middle of something
Latin inscriptions in the background
The 'Ohm' symbol
Random numbers: 21, 13, 23, 27, 683
Satan
Religion
Subjects emmulating poses of Christ
And um....Abraham Lincoln

Celebrities he did that kicked ass:
Leo DiCaprio(that's *you* David!), Sarah Michelle Geller, JOJ, Bjork, Barbie.



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