European and American toy giant Mattel's globally popular doll collection series "Barbie Doll" has teamed up with surreal fantasy artist Mark Ryden to launch a divine collaboration: four MARK RYDEN × Barbie Doll figures and limited-edition merchandise. This article will introduce the dream product that combines Barbie Doll's timeless beauty with Mark Ryden's dark fairy tale style—the "Barbie at the Surrealist Ball," with a suggested retail price of $500 USD, scheduled for limited release on November 18, 2022, at the Mattel Creations online store.
American illustrator Mark Ryden is hailed as the godfather of Pop Surrealism and a leading figure in contemporary Lowbrow Art. His works combine nature, pop culture, and mysterious creatures, blending gloomy tones into vibrant, cute colors, featuring adorable little girls with vacant eyes, and dismembered limbs appearing in amusement parks—a discordant, dark style that blurs the line between beauty and horror, simultaneously expressing childlike innocence and eeriness, creating a unique dream world that is both good and evil.
Dance with the two Barbie dolls from the MARK RYDEN × Barbie Doll collaboration, "Barbie at the Surrealist Ball," in black/white dual tones, like light and shadow! This set features two Barbie dolls with strikingly contrasting black and white skin tones, both sporting neat bangs and sharply angled short hair. They wear gowns adorned with Mark Ryden's distinctive patterns of cosmos, creatures, and eyeballs, complemented by dazzling jewelry. A specially crafted dodecahedron is also included.
▼Premium packaging featuring Mark Ryden's artistic style
▼Includes Certificate of Authenticity
Mattel Creations Mark Ryden x Barbie at the Surrealist Ball
Size: Approximately 12 inches tall
Suggested Retail Price: $550 USD
Estimated Release Date: November 18, 2022
The Kasmin Gallery x Mattel Creations Pop Up exhibition opened on Friday, November 11, 2022, showcasing the highlight of this collaboration—the "Nature Queen" Barbie, dressed in a gown featuring over 30 types of animals and embroidered flowers! Honeycombs, tree stumps with eyes, and oversized bees add mysterious and fantastical colors to the queen of the fairy tale forest.
Additionally, the Mark Ryden x Barbie series also includes limited-edition collaborative accessories such as enamel pins, postcard sets, tote bags, brooches, Pink Pop umbrellas, and handbags, all available for sale at the Mattel Creations online store.
via： creations mattel