Art of Mark Bryan

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“The War Against Nature” more bad news from th

“The War Against Nature” more bad news from the front. We have deployed artillery, tanks and robots all to no avail. Our forces have suffered terrible losses. Our last hopes lie with the nukes. May God help us. #waronnature #climatechange #environmentaldestruction #hurricane #ian #tornado #politicalart #painting

“The Causeway” 2019. “A once in 500 years st

“The Causeway” 2019. “A once in 500 years storm” is how governor of Florida Ron DeSantis described hurricane Ian. let’s hope he’s right on that but I kind of doubt it since in the last 10 years we’ve had several “once in 100 year storms and wildfires ” We have been seeing climate refugees all across the Third World for many years. Now we have them right here in the good old USA. The earth doesn’t recognize political boundaries. It’s one giant interconnected system with its own agenda. It’s time we paid more attention to it. #hurricaneian #hurricane #flood #ian #florida #climaterefugees #climatechange #politicalart

Fun animation of my “Metamorphosis” painting b

Fun animation of my “Metamorphosis” painting by @henchmen_motionartist He makes cool stuff. Music is the theme from from J Leno tonight show #themetamorphosis #kafka #badrelationships #cockroach #popsurrealism #painting

“Venus and René” 2007. This painting was insp

“Venus and René” 2007. This painting was inspired by one of René Magritte’s weirdest paintings (even for him) “The Rape” 1934 (See Second slide). Speculation has it that it had something to do with his mother committing suicide and him being present when she was fished out of a river naked. Another possible interpretation has to do with the way men often see women first as sexual objects. Both rather disturbing. I didn’t know this background when I painted it. I was just trying make a humorous parody. Now it doesn’t seem quite so funny. #therape #magritte #painting #surrealism #parody #popsurrealism

Wednesday was national elephant appreciation day.

Wednesday was national elephant appreciation day. I forgot. #elephantintheroom #nationalelephantday #elephant #popsurrealism #painting

“The Apprentice” Monkey feels he’s finally r

“The Apprentice” Monkey feels he’s finally ready for his debut. #magictrick #monkey #magic #sawgirlinhalf #popsurrealism #painting

Here’s some more details from my “Fantasy Isla

Here’s some more details from my “Fantasy Island” work. Inspired by Bosch’s #gardenofearthlydelights #adamandeve #Santa #mickeymouse #felix #gumby #teletubies #kermit #god #devil #flatearth #painting

It’s not hard to fool a little monkey but maybe

It’s not hard to fool a little monkey but maybe he got it right this time. Yes or no? #shellgame #monkey #guessing #painting

I was painting a small portrait a few years ago bu

I was painting a small portrait a few years ago but it wasn’t coming out to my satisfaction so I started messing with it and it ended up like this. #surrealism #portrait #painting #seascape #lips #eyes #clouds #dreams

“The Arrow of Time” 2013. Bobo remembers when

“The Arrow of Time” 2013. Bobo remembers when the circus used to be fun. #death #clown #circus #monkey #cat #elephant #pig #popsurrealism @lowbrowpopsurrealists #painting

“The Shining City on a Hill” it’s Labor Day.

“The Shining City on a Hill” it’s Labor Day. A day to remember and honor those who work so hard and often for so little to make our 1st world lives of convenience possible. This painting is a comment about the cost of this disparity to the planet and to the vast majority of the earth’s population. #laborday #incomedisparity #firstworld #thirdworld #towerofbabel #environmentaljustice #shiningcityonahill #politicalart

“The Carbon Minister” by the great @gregoryher

“The Carbon Minister” by the great @gregoryhergert.art Proud to have this piece in my personal collection. California just banned the sale of new gas and diesel cars starting in 2035. Great first step but probably would’ve happened much sooner if oil and gas industries hadn’t spent the last 30 years discrediting the science on climate change. Better late than never and hopefully not too late. #carbonpollution #co2 #climatechange #politicalart #popsurrealism #skull

“Too Much Trump” 2017. I painted this five yea

“Too Much Trump” 2017. I painted this five years ago. At that time myself and all of my friends had already had too much of this treason weasel but here it is five years later and he’s still inflicting his damaged personality on us and the nation. “For the love of God just get out of our lives!” #trumpexhaustion #toomuchtrump #chrisfarley #trump #maralago #topsecret #politicalart

Today Ukraine is celebrating their Independence Da

Today Ukraine is celebrating their Independence Day. Meanwhile Putin is doing his best to take it away. This war has not gone the way he expected thanks to the bravery and determination of Ukrainians to stay independent. They already know what it’s like to live under an autocracy and have no desire to return to one. We should take notes from them and appreciate what we have and realize that there is no guarantee that democracies last forever. #ukraineindependenceday #ukrainewar #putin #russianagression #autocracy #democracy #politicalart

“The Year of the Pigs” 2015 #riding #pigs #dr

“The Year of the Pigs” 2015 #riding #pigs #dreamscape #room #circus #popsurrealism #painting

“STUDIO TOUR” Here’s a quick tour of my litt

“STUDIO TOUR” Here’s a quick tour of my little studio. It’s a calm and pretty space that I’m lucky to have. It’s energy definitely helps to balance out all the disturbing topics that I often work on. #california #artstudio #workspace #paintings #easel #pallete #canvas #oilpaintings

“ it’s a witch hunt“ or a warlock hunt if yo

“ it’s a witch hunt“ or a warlock hunt if you prefer. Ever wonder what happened to the flying monkeys? Looks like they found a new tower to hang out at Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s flying minions seem to never tire of his dirty work. When is someone going to throw water on him, or at least an indictment? Maybe #merrickgarland ? #maralago #doj #topsecretdocuments #fbi #witchhunt #jan6insurrection #flyingmonkeys #wizardofoz #wickedwitchofthewest #politicalart

“The Trumpanzee” they’ll be out in droves to

“The Trumpanzee” they’ll be out in droves tonight in a Maga frenzy when Trump gives his speech at the CPAC conference. They’ve been drinking his snake oil for years now. Who knew hate and fear was so satisfying? #cpac #maga #cult #trumpistas #republicancult #culturewar #politicalart

He’s Back!! This time as a champion of democracy

He’s Back!! This time as a champion of democracy. Dick Cheney just made a campaign commercial for his daughter Liz in which he completely trashes Trump. The world never ceases to amaze. If you enjoy giving your brain whiplash it’s definitely worth watching. #dickcheney #lizcheney #jan6 #campaignad #2022elections #politicalart

It’s Kewpie Tuesday! When my mother was very yo

It’s Kewpie Tuesday! When my mother was very young she became enamored with kewpie dolls. Before too long she had a big collection and hung onto them her entire life. I loved kewpies too and have included them in many of my paintings. They have a funny, strange and disturbing quality all at the same time. In my opinion that’s the sweet spot for popsurrealism works. #kewpie #doll #popsurrealism #paintings #kewpiecollection #kewpietuesday

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