Ron English

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Ron English is born in Dallas, Texas, in 1966. He is an important multidisciplinary artist of the American underground scene since twenty years. Musician, and subversive painter, he has exposed these canvas in the most famous galleries of the world: Museum of
contemporary art of Washington (1998), Arte-vista Gallery in Amsterdam (2005), Museum of contemporary art of Paris,… But what has had of Ron English a very famous artist for the general public is not his work in galleries, but his habit to pirate billboards in order to replace advertisements by these own posters.

One of Ron English specialities is to reinvent and satirize classical pieces of art in introducing some popular culture symbols (Rock, Science Fiction,
industries power…). For example, the characteristics makes-up of each members of the hard rock band Kiss are applied on famous French female portraits (on the right: Ace Frehlev's -guitarist- make-up).

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[...] Ron English is born in Dallas, Texas, in 1966. He is an important multidisciplinary artist of the American underground scene since twenty years. Musician, and subversive painter, he has exposed these canvas in the most famous galleries of the world: Museum of contemporary art of Washington (1998), Arte-vista Gallery in Amsterdam (2005), Museum of contemporary art of Paris, But what has had of Ron English a very famous artist for the general public is not his work in galleries, but his habit to pirate billboards in order to replace advertisements by these own posters. [...]

[...] Female Frehley Painting sharks Bar 3 An “agit-pop”artist. Ron English shares with these friends a fascination with artists like Andy Warhol. They defined themselves as some “sons of whose the father would be Warhol. He has realised a lot of serigraphy as these portraits of Marilyn Monroe, another series called Young Andy, representing Warhol in childhood. The pop art influence all English work, with always the idea to associate icons of different cultures to do something new, significant and amazing. [...]

[...] Much among us knows work of the American Ron English without knowing the author of it. Recognized like one of the artist more appreciated of the underground culture across the Atlantic, his work has benefit from the press favour and other media. Among media which allowed Ron's work to do the turn of world, it's an advertising which has held my attention. In 2001, the firm of the liqueur Absente has asked the artist to illustrate it new ad-campaign, since four years it is possible to see a Ron's piece of art in all little alcohol store as Nicolas (the cover illustration). [...]

[...] Popaganda is a word invented by the artist to resume his work; we could find a definition on his site: Definition of Popaganda POPaganda (POP a gand n The systematic subversion of socially sacred symbols with the singular intention of giving the dogma a funny bone The English translation of popular culture Reading between the lies Sticking your head in the sand behind the no trespassing sign Seeing the world through rose colored binoculars A revolution you can dance to. Most recently, Ron English and his work appeared in the film “Supersize a film that denounce the fast food industry. [...]