Mark Ryden
(Mixed media on paper, 13.5” x 10.75”)
Even outside of its varieties and many uses, the mushroom is a complicated little fungus. Depicted by the artists of “Hi-Fructose Presents: The Art of the Mushroom,” coming to The Compound Gallery this month, it’s a prism of perspectives: fantastical or recreational, sexual or familial. The gallery describes this show as “an exploration into artists’ interpretations of the friendly, deadly, tasty, hallucinogenic, phallic, alien, and legendary mushroom.” Here are just a few of the pieces featured in the show, with a roster of 50-plus artists.
Richard Bowen
(Acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 18″)
Attaboy
(Acrylic on layers of handout wood, 20″ x 19″ x 2 1/2″)
Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez
(Acrylic on wood, 24″ x 30″)
Travis Lampe
(Acrylic on wood panel, 20″ x 20”)
This show runs Oct. 20-Dec. 9. See more of its works below.
Horrible Adorables
(Mixed-media, including wool felt, foam, fiberfill, wood, glass eyes, wallpaper, 24.5″ x 18.5″ x 7″)
Christophe Gilland
(Ink on paper, 16.5″ x 12″)
KRK Ryden
(Acrylic, watercolor, Black 2.0 on wood panel, 25.5” x 32”)
Brandi Milne
(Acrylic on panel, 12” x 12”)
John Casey
(Pencil and colored pencil on paper, 14″ x 11″)
Erika Sanada
(Ceramic, cold finish, 12.5″ x 17″ x 5”)
Christina Mrozik
(Gouache on paper, 12.75″ x 17″)
Our next print issue of Hi-Fructose Magazine arrives in stores Jan. 1st, 2016! Featured in this issue is: A glaringly awesome cover by Japanese art icon Keiichi Tanaami. Tanaami’s history and story is amazing, and the result of which is a unique eye-splitting body of work we’re happy to bring to you in print. Plus Riikka Hyvönen’s “Derby Kisses”, Tip Toland’s meaningful hyper-real sculptures, Yellena James’ beautiful painted floral explosions, Mark Ryden’s latest show Dodecahedron, and the mighty ink pen of Kim Jung Gi. We follow this with extensive features on Eric White’s paintings of a Hollywood-gone-bizarro, Chris Mars’ frighteningly beautiful world, Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s amazing multi-expressional sculptures, and painter Margaret Bowland’s immersive work about power and identity. Also in this issue, punk rock historian and RE/Search founder V.Vale delves into the new photography book Shot in the Dark: Collected Photography by David Arnoff, plus much more! Pre-order copies direct from us 
Pop Surrealist 
No more than a few inches high, these tiny paintings by Indiana-based artist 
For nearly a decade,