Ron English is a well-known painter, whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York. Ron is also widely considered to be one of the seminal figures in the ever-growing culture jamming movement. He has pirated over a thousand billboards over the last twenty years, replacing existing advertisements with his own hand-painted subvertisements.
Biography from Wikipedia.org:
Ron English is an American contemporary artist born in 1959 who explores popular brand imagery and advertising. His signature style employs a mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, including comic superhero mythology and totems of art history, to create a visual language of evolution. He is also widely considered a seminal figure in the advancement of street art away from traditional wild-style lettering and into clever statement and masterful trompe l’oeil based art. He has created illegal murals and billboards that blend stunning visuals with biting political, consumerist and surrealist statements, hijacking public space worldwide for the sake of art since the 1980s.
Ron English's official website.
Interview with Ron English conducted by Juxtapoz magazine.
English's work will be on display May 15-August 22 at the Bristol City Museum in Bristol, England.
The following images were taken from English's official website.
Cowgirl Hat Red Brown, silkscreen on paper, 2006
Marlboro Boy, oil on canvas, 2006
Disco McDonalds, oil on canvas, 2006
Cowgirl Milkshake, oil on canvas, 2006
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