Description
Sophie Ryder is one of the leading female artist of out time. Her imaginary world is populated by mystical hybrid creatures bound together in intimate and affoctiante companionship. Insipired by Picasso, Goya and Henry Moore, she famously developed the Lady Hare as a counterpart to the Minotaur.
This comprehensively illustrated survey of Ryder’s early and recent work opens with thoughtful appraisals of her career by twi leading curators, Peter Murray and Joseph Bechrer. The artist then goes on to explain in her own words how a bubbling flow of creative ideas is transformed into works of art that have captivated audiences for more than three decades, not only in UK but Canada, United States, Eire, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.