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Year
2009
Medium
Paintings
Reference
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Acrylic and screenprint on canvas. Ron English is known as "The Godfather of Street Art". He is one of the most prolific and recognizable artists living, he is credited with graffiti's transition from a sub-cultural form of popular expression to the decorative, narrative murals seen today.
2015 , United States
Ron English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable images, on the street, in museums, in movies, books and television. He is one of the most prolific and recognizable artists alive today. English coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of original characters, including MC Supersized, the obese fast-food mascot featured in the hit movie “Supersize Me,” and Abraham Obama, the fusion of America’s 16th and 44th Presidents, an image widely discussed in the media as directly impacting the 2008 election. Other characters carousing through English’s art, in paintings, billboards, and sculpture include three-eyed rabbits, udderly delicious cowgirls and grinning skulls, blending stunning visuals with the bitingly humorous undertones of America’s Premier Pop Iconoclast.
Address
Milan , Via Cola Montano 15
Matteo Donini aka The Don opened the gallery in march 2008, after being a passionate collector for more than 10 years. After being travelling around Europe and USA, The Don decided to make Italy understand the real value of the art coming from the Streets and learn the real history of Graffiti. His friendship with Bo130 and Microbo started in 1996 and drove ...