Ron English
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Ron English is a contemporary pop artist who explores popular brand imagery and advertising.
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[edit] Work
One aspect of his work involves 'liberating' commercial billboards with his own messages. Frequent targets of his work include Joe Camel, McDonalds, and Mickey Mouse. Ron English can be considered the "celebrated prankster father of agit-pop", who wrangles carefully created corporate iconographies so that they are turned upside down, and are used against the very corporation they are meant to represent. Ron English has also painted several album covers including The Dandy Warhols album cover "Welcome to the Monkey House". Some of his paintings are also used in Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me.
English has also collaborated with Daniel Johnston and Jack Medicine in the Hyperjinx Tricycle project.
[edit] Inspiration
English takes inspiration from Andy Warhol and references him in his work. He also references the band KISS, and various cartoons.
[edit] See also
- street pop (art movement)
[edit] Fame
English is now the subject of a Pedro Carvajal documentary entitled Popaganda named after one of his art books (Popaganda).
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