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AllRightsReserved Ltd. (ARR) is a Hong Kong-based creative studio established in 2003, renowned for its innovative collaborations in the art and design spheres. The company has carved a niche in the art toy industry by partnering with globally acclaimed artists to produce limited-edition collectibles and organizing large-scale public art installations. ARR has maintained a longstanding partnership with artist KAWS, curating significant projects like “KAWS : Holiday,” which featured his iconic Companion sculptures in various international locations. In 2013, ARR collaborated with Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman to present the “Rubber Duck Project - HK Tour,” a public art exhibition in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour that attracted over 8 million visitors. The studio partnered with Japanese artist Yusuke Hanai to release the “Facing The Current” art toy, a limited edition of 500 pieces, showcasing ARR’s commitment to high-quality art collectibles. ARR also operates DDT Store, an online platform that offers exclusive art toys and collectibles, further solidifying its role as a key player in the art toy market. Mark Ryden came to preeminence in the 1990’s during a time when many artists, critics and collectors were quietly championing a return to the art of painting. With his masterful technique and disquieting content, Ryden quickly became one of the leaders of this movement on the West Coast. Upon first glance Ryden’s work seems to mirror the Surrealists’ fascination with the subconscious and collective memories. However, Ryden transcends the initial Surrealists’ strategies by consciously choosing subject matter loaded with cultural connotation. His dewy vixens, cuddly plush pets, alchemical symbols, religious emblems, primordial landscapes and slabs of meat challenge his audience not necessarily with their own oddity but with the introduction of their soothing cultural familiarity into unsettling circumstances. Viewers are initially drawn in by the comforting beauty of Ryden’s pop-culture references, then challenged by their circumstances, and finally transported to the artist’s final intent – a world where creatures speak from a place of childlike honesty about the state of mankind and our relationships with ourselves, each other and our past. Clearly infused with classical references, Ryden’s work is not only inspired by recent history, but also the works of past masters. He counts among his influences Bosch, Bruegel