Background
Keith Ryden grew up in California. In 1977 Ryden changed his name from Keith to Keyth for "numberoligical reasons" and to differentiate himself from his father"s first name.
Keith Ryden grew up in California. In 1977 Ryden changed his name from Keith to Keyth for "numberoligical reasons" and to differentiate himself from his father"s first name.
Foreign his first two years in high school he attended a school in Castro Valley.
His surrealistic art style is reflective of his taste in cartoons and pulp art and his work is described as "colorful and visually appealing reflections on discarded icons". While in high school, he was assigned to do a report on Surrealism in art class, which changed his artistic style. Later in high school, an art teacher taught him technique and gave him inspiration, revolutionizing his style.
Ryden took up the theremin in 2003 and created a band called Ken the Magic Corner God.
With his theremin, and Josh Mcleod on keyboards, they recorded one studio album. Their most famous performance was with Mark Mothersbaugh as Booji Boy singing the DEVO song "U Got Maine Bugged".
Keyth, who lives in Martinez, California, is the older brother of visual artist Mark Ryden. He created Keyth Ryden Visual in the 1970s, which was later changed to Keyth Ryden Kreations, or KRK, which also became his professional name.
He is contemplating changing it to Glob Studios.
Ryden curated his first art show in Phoenix, Arizona called "The Panelists" in early 2009. KRK has done work for the band DEVO. He illustrated DEVO"s Brainwasher Magazine and did the cover art for the band"s Recombo deoxyribonucleic acid release. He appears annually at the band"s "DEVOtionals" held in Cleveland, Ohio.
The day before each DEVOtional, KRK holds a solo art show at the Asterisk Gallery.
He did a two-man show with DEVO frontman Mark Mothersbaugh called "Dos Mutatos". Notable guests included Weird First Rate (at Lloyd's) Yankovic and Jihad Jerry.
Solo exhibitions
1999 "Art for Mutants", 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, California
2003 "Atomic Glob", Ox-Op Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota
2004 "The Gallery Art of KRK Ryden Tour", Perhillion Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
2005 "The Atomic Family", Screen Arts Gallery, Saint Augustine, Florida
2005 "Globoid Fun", Safari Sam"s, Hollywood, California
2006 "The Devonian Art of KRK Ryden", Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
2007 "The Cosmic Glob Show", Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, Florida
2008 "Globoid Fun", Rabbit Hole Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2011 "The Ultra Glob Show", WWA gallery, Culver City, California
Two-Manitoba Shows
2002 "The Glob Farmers" with Attaboy, Culture Cache, San Francisco, California
2003 "Untitled Show" with Attaboy, Blink Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2003 "Splat!" with Anthony Ausgang, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica
2006 "Dos Mutatos" with Mark Mothersbaugh, RVCA, Huntington Beach, California
Group Shows
Swear Bear Show
The Krampus Show
Age of Aquarius
Bowling Pin Show
Rat Fink Show
Living Dead Show
Visual Subversion
A Day in the of an Artist
The Sciences-Fi Western Show
1988 Group Show
CBGB Gallery
Crybaby Gallery
Peterson Museum
New York Gallery
People’s Gallery
The Shooting Gallery
1988 Gallery
X-Mas Luau, Berlin, Germany
Horrowood, WWA gallery
The Devil Made Maine Do lieutenant, WWA gallery
Curated Shows
2009, "The Panelists", The Pravus Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona.